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If you are like me than you have probably thought to yourself why buy antivirus software? Well, unfortunately for me I learned this lesson the hard way. I always thought your computer came with all the antivirus software it needed and that all computer virus removal programs were the same, but that was certainly not the case. One day I noticed that my computer seemed to be running slowly, and thought that there was just a problem with the network, and didn't give it too much thought. When I shut my computer down for the night, I didn't realize that I was saying goodnight to it for the very last time. In the morning, I awoke and grabbed my morning cup of coffee and proceeded to turn on my computer to check my e-mails, as I had done for the past few months. To my surprise I could not get it to come on. I panicked and called my local repair shop right away. I took it in and they told me the bad news, my computer was gone. It had been taken over by a virus and would not return. With it went all of my pictures, documents and personal information. I was devastated, and when the guy asked me what type of antivirus software I was running in it, I told him that I really didn't have a clue, whatever it came with I supposed. Fortunately for me, the guy had another computer handy and he sold it to me for a really good price. He showed me the antivirus programs that it had in it, and explained to me the importance of keeping them updated so that they could most effectively protect my software. He also explained to me the importance of keeping my computer clean and deleting potentially harmful e-mails immediately. He said that it was also important to keep my computer shut off when it was not in use, he said that the longer your computer stays on the more harmful stuff can get into it. I came home and was glad to have a new computer to use, and it worked really well, unfortunately there was nothing I could do about my lost files. You better believe I will be more careful next time, for sure.