Virus / Malware Removal

Computer viruses, like Covid viruses, are designed to spread from host to host and have the ability to self-replicate. Just as a virus cannot grow without a host cell, a computer virus cannot grow or spread without programming like a file or document.

Technically, a computer virus is a type of malicious code or program written to change the behavior of a computer and designed to spread from one computer to another. Viruses work by inserting or attaching themselves to legitimate programs or documents that support macros to execute their code. Viruses can have unexpected or harmful effects, such as corruption of system software due to corrupted code or corrupted data.

Absolutely, YES!

When you bring your machine to us, you will have an appointment time slot, so we’ll spend a little time going over a few key points and you’ll have the chance to answer all the questions that will ultimately create you repair case.

This way you can describe the problems you are having with the computer in the best way possible, without knowing beforehand what to say, because we’ll guide you through the whole process, and you’ll end up feeling like you knew a lot more than you thought, and in fact even learning a lot more about your machine in the process.

Of course, it’s not always going to be possible for us to tell you exactly what the problem is without carrying out an assessment, inspection or diagnostic.  Because of this, and to also cover this scenario, we inspect every machine before telling you with certainty what the issue is, and indeed how much the final quote will be.

It’ll be a breeze, and definitely something you should not be anxious or stressing about. It’s stress free, we’ll make sure of that.

Once a virus is successfully attached to a program, file, or document, it remains dormant until the computer or device executes its code, depending on the circumstances. To infect a computer, a virus must run an infected program, which then executes the viral code. This means that the virus may be dormant on your computer without showing any major signs or symptoms. However, once a virus infects your computer, it can infect other computers on the same network. Stealing passwords and data, logging keystrokes, corrupting files, spamming email contacts, and even hijacking computers are just a few of the devastating and frustrating things viruses can do. department.

While some viruses can be playful in intent and effect, others can have serious and harmful effects such as delete data or permanently damage your hard drive. At worst, some are designed for financial gain.

In today’s always-connected world, there are many ways to catch computer viruses. Viruses can be spread through email and SMS attachments, internet file downloads, fraudulent links on social media, and even mobile devices and smartphones can be infected with mobile viruses through questionable app downloads. Viruses can hide as attachments to socially shareable content such as funny pictures, greeting cards, audio and video files.

To avoid getting a virus, it’s important to be careful when you browse the Internet, download files, and open links and attachments. As a best practice, do not download files from unexpected text or email attachments, or from untrusted websites.

A telltale sign that your computer is infected with a virus is when a friend receives a suspicious message sent from your e-mail account. A classic way to spread viruses is to spam the contact list of infected devices via email, SMS, or other messaging services, tricking recipients into downloading malware.

There are several symptoms of a computer infection to watch out for, including excessive popups, app crashes or freezes, slow performance, corrupted or deleted files, unexplained changes to device or account settings, even Windows doesn’t boot up anymore and you’re stuck in Automatic Repair.