A Virus is an unwanted computer program that can replicate itself and spread throughout your computer causing adverse effects on the system performance and can even destroy or delete files and folders without your permission. All operating systems are affected by their attacks and in order to avoid this there are several Anti-virus software available for purchase that blocks any viruses or other malwares in your system.

Windows 8 with Anti-virus software

From reports, it is evident that Microsoft is taking enough precautions to avoid any Windows 8 problems with virus attacks on a Windows 8 installed computer. Windows 8 will ship an Anti-virus solution built-in as a standard feature. It is assumed that Microsoft is combining the security offered by Security Essentials and Windows Defender to make it a standard part of the Windows 8 experience. With this, users can secure their system from the moment the moment they first do the boot in their new machine. Also the Updates can be handled well by the Windows Update.

Still the Windows operating system ships with the majority of new PCs and laptops. As the Security solution is a standard feature now in Windows 8, the consumers will no longer need to look for such services to avoid the Windows 8 problems. It shall be a great relief for users to know that Microsoft itself is including proper security programs in their new operating system.

Microsoft has done a good job by avoiding confusion and conflicts by asking its hardware partners not to ship new PCs with trials of competing anti-virus products. Because at the very least, having two active security solutions can cause some usability issues. So Microsoft avoided any chance for such Windows 8 problems by doing this.

There are several months for the release of the fully developed Windows 8 operating system. Microsoft is expected to reveal more on its Anti-virus software included with Windows 8 in this gap. And either for a lawsuit to be filled or for their products to ensure continued sales to Windows users, the security vendors will be still working out what they need to do. The destination of those third party applications cannot be predicted now as it’s all up to the users, who should witness and experience the worth of the Windows 8 operating system and decide if there is anything more needed apart from Windows 8.