Sunday, May 26, 2013

Wireless: 5 signs your computer is infected -- USA Today Column for ...

Oh, the not-so-humble computer virus. For decades, it's been making computer users miserable.

It's like the common cold. You'd think someone would have cured both by now. Unfortunately, it looks like computer viruses are just getting stronger and smarter.

In the early days, a virus would delete your files and spread to other computers. It was annoying, but the effects were easy to detect and contain.

Today, in addition to traditional viruses, there are Trojans, worms, ransomware, spyware, adware and plenty of other "wares." The computer industry term for all this is "malware."

Even state-of-the-art computer security can't always keep up with new threats. Of course, everyone should still be running up-to-date security programs. Fortunately, there are excellent free anti-virus, spyware and firewall programs. Click here to see my top free security software picks.

Every type of malware does something a little differently. You might not even recognize that your computer is infected. To help you out, here are five signs you can look for.

To help you out, here are five signs you can look for.

Source: http://wirelessworldnet.blogspot.com/2013/05/5-signs-your-computer-is-infected-usa.html

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