We take security very serious at Lees Computers and would only use the best to protect our own systems and our customers, that’s why we use G Data. In a recent PC Advisor magazine test G Data came up trumps against the likes of Norton, AVG and Zonealarm. After reading the results our minds were made up and G Data was a must have for us, and hopefully you. If your not using G Data your letting your system and security down. Switch now and see the difference of G Data against its rivals for yourselves.
G Data will be available to retail customers soon. At present we are only installing OEM G Data on new builds at Lees Computers. Retail sales will arrive mid October 2009.
You need to use antivirus software to protect your own computer, and to prevent your computer from being used to pass on infections to other machines without your knowledge. If you use the internet and you don't take precautions, you're going to get infected. And you'll infect others, including those you care about most like your friends, family, and business contacts because their information is in your email address book and other files on your computer.
If you don't care about infecting others, let's look at the economic argument for a moment. You have a computer that must have cost at least £450, and perhaps as much as £1800. On top of that you'll have a monitor for which you paid between £90 and £240, and you're running software costing at least £250. If you have business or specialist packages installed then I'm guessing you may have invested £2000 in software alone. You will probably pay upwards of £30 a month for your internet connection. And if you store personal data on your PC, it is probably worth more than money to you.
So you've got equipment worth something like £1150 if you're computing on the cheap, right up to (and beyond) £3000 if you flex your wallet a little. Think of this as being the same in price as an acceptable older used car right up to the pretty good used car you could buy for four thousand pounds.
Now imagine that the car had all the locks removed and could be started without a key - and of course you could paint "STEAL ME" on it for good measure. That makes a lot of sense.....yea right!
Having a computer that does not have up-to-date antivirus and firewall protection is pretty much exactly the same. You are simply asking for trouble!
This kind of trouble doesn't need to be invited twice, because viruses, worms, Trojans and all the rest, are designed to find unprotected computers and attack them. They don't seek out protected computers! If they find one, they simply move on and look at the next one.
Remember, computer viruses are designed, they don't just happen by accident. Because human intelligence is behind the viruses they develop quickly, use surprising and unexpected tactics, and they hit us where we are weakest.
So if you can afford over £450 on a computer and say £240 a year on internet connections, you can definitely afford another £40 to make your computer safe (and prevent it from being used to spread viruses and Trojan horses behind your back).
If you're not convinced about the cost argument, consider the case of David L. Smith - the self-confessed author of the infamous Melissa worm. When he was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment and a fine of £2500 in New Jersey, the court had judged Smith's worm to have caused more than £55 million pounds worth of damage!
Against the cost we stand to lose, the risk of losing our priceless personal files, and being blamed by friends and relatives for infecting their machines, the top antivirus software programs cost as little as 2 months internet connection. They all include constant and unlimited automatic updates that keep your system safe and clean.
G Data will be priced at £29.95 for a single license user or £39.95 for a three user license. Please note that no OEM versions are sold over the counter as OEM versions are only installed on new systems built by Lees Computers.