11/14/12--Security 2

Protection is a huge concern among the internet community. So many people randomly click on links nowadays that computers can easily be infiltrated by viruses, spam, and unidentified software. While it may be up to the individual who owns the computer whether or not he or she wants to have an anti-virus program on their computer, many websites could easily help out by implementing things to avoid any viruses.

Malware, or "MALicious sofWARE" are bad programs that try to do bad things to a computer, network, or the server. Viruses and worms are among some of the worst types of malware that have the capacity to infect. The Malware usually gets onto a specific machine because of something that the user does, like clicking a button on a pop-up winder, installing a software package, or agreeing to add functionality to the web browser. These applications often use trickery to get the user to install them, often times from fake system alert messages to buttons that say "cancel", when they really do the opposite.

Because of the sensitive nature of "rent-a-cat", the website has to be extra careful when allowing users onto the site. They put most of their personal information on the website, which is a significant reason why hackers would want to put viruses on there and steal their information.

The only way to avoid harmful links and computer viruses is to remain alert and aware on the internet. Also, a little anti-virus wouldn't hurt. Anti-virus prevents both worm and virus infection by detecting the malware and removing it. "rent-a-cat" will have built-in anti-virus programs that detect if any falsity is using any attempting upload onto the site, and remove it immediately.

This way, the users, the programs, and the cats all remain safe from any online harm.