Antivirus is the major line of defense between your computer and malware infections. Most people typically allow antivirus to run quietly in the background, automatically self-update if required, and perform scheduled scans. That is all fine and well. However, you can get far more from your antivirus protection by understanding how it really works. There is certainly nothing wrong with normally permitting antivirus software to do its own thing. However, when you understand the hows…
