In today’s society, the barrier between one’s work life and personal life is becoming increasingly blurred. People have the tendency to carry one mobile phone and one laptop for both business and personal computing. The problem is that personal computing tasks such as using social networks, downloading games, or simply surfing the web are much more likely than business activities to expose your computer to viruses, trojans, bloatware and other hazards. We recommend using separate computers for business and pleasure. The cost of a second computer or tablet is dwarfed by the cost of your business machine being taken out of commission by risky personal use. If you absolutely must use the same computer for all your computing activities, contact Nick’s Computer Services to ensure your machine is as secure as possible.
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Computer Virus Removal
Once infected with a virus, it is only natural to try to remove it yourself. The first thing that comes to mind is running an antivirus software. The problem is that if the antivirus software was initially on your computer, it has already failed, and if you did not have antivirus software installed it may be too late – your computer is already infected and many viruses will try to block the installs of new antivirus software. Often times by trying to remove the virus, people make the problem worse.
Viruses are simply pieces of software that are usually designed to scam people out of money or simply to wreak havoc on their lives. A virus is made up of files and registry entries. By disabling all of either, the virus will no longer be functional. However, by missing removal of all parts of the registry or files, the virus usually attempts to regenerate itself or will cause the computer to become unstable. Instability is indicated by freezing, blue screens, or failed starts. Often, the virus will hook itself to a system executable as a DLL file. This will block removal of the file because the computer will not delete a system file in use.
So how does one remove a virus? Well, it is different every time. Removal requires special tools. These tools should not be used by the amateur user because they can cause significant damage to the operating system if not used correctly. The best thing to do is to let a computer technician remove the virus. It usually only takes about 2 hours, but if it takes more time, Nick’s Computer Services will still only charge for 2 hours. That is better than wasting all week trying to remove a virus without success – what is your time worth?