Privacy, Security & Virus Information

Would You Allow Spies In Your Kitchen? So Why Allow Them In Your Computer?

Someone who spends a long time as one with a piece of machinery or equipment knows pretty soon if something is not working as it should or did not so long ago, It could be a car, bus or truck driver that feels that their vehicle's engine is not firing on all of its cylinders, or a housewife who know without being told that her spin drier is not rotating fast enough. With a computer it sometimes takes a little longer to discern that there is a problem. However in time, the owner or operator will begin to reach a situation where it will no longer be possible to ignore that all is not well.

First of all the computer will begin to operate at a much slower pace and the owner will automatically suspect that a mechanical malfunction has occurred. They may even get as far as taking their computer to a technician for it to be checked over. Unless the technician is really on the ball, and not all of them are, they will not pick up on the fact that the computer has been compromised. What is important to remember is that a computer virus rarely causes a computer to stop operating. That would defeat the purpose. Inevitably the visit to the computer technician winds up with the customer being charged a chunk of money, and leaving the premises, scratching their heads, none the wiser.

The next stage in the mystery, is that the computer is taken home, sat up and continues to work at minimum capacity. Suddenly out of the blue, strange, uninvited and decidedly unwelcome pop up messages will bring to show up, offering all kind of products that you neither want to buy nor even want to know that they exist.

What you, and the computer technician, may have suspected has actually occurred. Your computer has been attacked by spyware, and these messages will continue to pop up at an increased frequency. And there is only one thing that can be done about. You guessed it. To take the computer back to the "repair shop" and pay out what it takes to have these viruses driven from it, and hopefully forever.

As we all know, prevention is an awful lot better than cure, and if your computer technician is worth the diploma printed on their wall, will not allow you to leave their premises until they have convinced you to install a professional anti-virus program on your computer.

 

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