Many of us use the internet daily to check our social media pages, as part of a job or for research, but the internet can often be full of viruses and harmful programs that are trying to get on to our device. Hackers are becoming more and more sophisticated and without the correct protection you are leaving yourself wide open to an attack.
If you use your device for online banking, sending and receiving emails or logging on to any secure site you may find that without the correct protection your details become comprised allowing the perpetrator access to your secure information.
There are a number of anti virus packages on the market and it may take a bit of shopping around to find the one that offers the best protection for you at the best price. There are some free antivirus packages that are good but may only cover you on limited items.