Viruses are a real concern for the technology world. Since the introduction of spyware and adware; viruses have become a bigger danger and threat to many computer systems and networks. Protecting your computer is important but more importantly knowing how to protect and remove those unwanted viruses is essential. Virus removal is no piece of cake which makes these annoying little viruses a real headache for the user and harmful to your computer.
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Best Tool to Remove Malware
September 22nd, 2009
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When I come across a PC that is potentially infected with Malware (Malicious Software), I use a valuable tool called Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to clean the infection. It is a fairly quick malware remover and does a pretty thorough job of finding all of the infections on the PC.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware also allows you to scan multiple drives at the same time, including networked drives. It also has an option called FileAssasin that helps in unlocking and deleting locked files.
Help! I Get Pop-Ups Telling Me My Computer is Infected!
June 27th, 2009
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There you are, surfing the world wide web, minding your own business when suddenly, you get a pop-up window telling you that you have severe virus infections and the only way to remove them is to get to a special website. If you click on the link it takes you to a website where you are told you need to buy their Software in order to remove the infections from your computer. DON'T DO IT! The only thing that will happen if you give them your credit card information is that they will take your money and possibly target you for identity theft.
