Most of the computers that I have encountered in need of service fall into one area Spyware/Virus infections. Over the years the delivery methods have changed and the behavior of the infection once on the host computer. It is no longer necessary download a file or click on link to infect your computer.
There are infections that attempt to attack your computer as soon as you arrive at an infected website. Many believe that if they don’t visit bad websites, illegal movie/music/software download sites or websites that offer free adult content that they will not encounter infections. Sorry to bust your bubble but that is not true sometime legitimate website are infected by hackers so that the site visitors are infected. In some cases it’s not even the site you are visiting but the server that is providing the advertising stream for the website. With that knowledge there is no way of telling if your next mouse click is going to lead you to an infected website. Continue reading “Award winning Antivirus and Security Software from ESET” »
If you have used computers for a few years, I think its safe to say that you’ve been hit at least once by viruses or malware. I learned my lesson the hard way a few years ago and totally lost my work horse PC. Due to some virus that destroyed my files and applications I had to start over from scratch reload all of my applications. Once done I had recovered about 70% of what I had lost from various zip files, old backup tapes and a few CD’s that I had burned data. If you don’t want to shell out cash paying monthly or yearly for offsite backup solutions, creating an image/clone of your computer is the way to go.