What is a virus & How did I get one?

A virus is a form of harmful code or software that is meant to propagate from one computer to another.

A virus infects a legal software by injecting or attaching itself to it.

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Malicious software, Trojan horses, viruses, adware, keyloggers and spyware can infect your local network via a variety of ways.

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Unknowingly downloading from an innocent looking e-mail or url

As a extra program or browser extension to a previously installed software update

Visiting websites whose sole purpose is to steal your personal information or data (Unsecure Website)

How Do I know I have a Virus?

Pages you visit in your browser will be routed to other pages you did NOT intend (adware)

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Your computer, mouse, or keyboard is unresponsive

Crashing for no apparent cause

Vicious Rebooting Cycle. - Cannot login or stay logged in.

Files go disappearing, or multiplying.

Error messages that are unusual

Adware / Popups

Issues with C:/ Drive or other drives

How do We Remove the Bad Stuff?

Disable & end any suspicious processes

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Series of scans, cleaning your system

Proactive Detection

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Scheduled Scanning

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