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=== Anti-malware software ===

A basic strategy for all defensive computer users is to install and use anti-[[malware]] software.

Firewalls may not completely protect a computer. Malicious software may be able to get through a firewall and onto a system. Anti-Malware such as anti-virus, anti-phishing and email filtering software offer some protection against harmful software that reside within a computer. The amount of malicious software available over the Internet is steadily increasing.<ref name="three">[httphttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/19/AR2008031901439.html httphttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/19/AR2008031901439.html], Antivirus Firms Scrambling to Keep Up</ref> It is important for defensive users to use to anti-malware that is both effective and easily updated in order to combat new strains of malicious software that are developed.<ref name="two"/>

=== Skepticism ===