How to Understand That Your Computer Is Infected with Viruses?
Surely each of you has at least a remote idea of what computer viruses are and how they can harm you. However, not many people know that the longer the virus is on your PC, the more harm it will bring. Unfortunately, the problem of many users is the untimely reaction to the appearance of a virus, so in today's article we will tell you how to determine the presence of a virus on a PC, according to some signs. www.webroot.com/secure
There will be several reasons, therefore, for your convenience, we will break them down into points so that it is easier for you to perceive the information.
System crashes
If you have experienced this, you will understand what is at stake, and if not, you are lucky. We are talking about failures in the operating system. For example, there is a common case when you are working, playing or just watching a movie, but at one moment everything on the screen freezes, after which the “blue screen of death” appears. But after rebooting the PC, everything is repaired by itself. Be aware - this is a clear sign of a virus on your PC.
Slow computer performance
As a rule, even old computers can easily cope with everyday tasks. However, if you notice that the same Word or “scarf” opens for a very long time, then most likely you have a virus on your PC. The same goes for other situations as well. the example we gave is simple and random.
Noise
Pay attention to the operation of the fans and the hard drive. If you do not sit in several windows, then the computer should work as quietly as possible. And if the fans, as well as the hard drive, are very noisy, then it is likely that a third-party program is doing this, which is looking for some data there.
Messages and program operation
If during the start-up of the operating system, pictures and messages appear on your screen that were not there initially, if some strange windows appear during operation or some strange programs open, then with a probability of 95% you have a virus on your computer. Also pay attention to files and programs. If they randomly start, or disappear or move, then most likely the virus is also to blame.
Disabled antivirus
Almost all, correctly configured, antiviruses are launched along with your system. And if, when you turn it on, you find that the antivirus is turned off, then most likely a virus did it. webroot.com/secure
If your online messages are not sent, if your friends complain about sending spam from your page, or that they receive strange messages from you, then know that the virus is to blame, or even hackers.
Similarly, you may receive a blocking of your account on a social network. This means that some strange activity was traced from your page, the fault of which may well be a virus.
Advertising
Pay attention to annoying ads. It can appear both on the desktop and in the browser. If there is a lot of it, then most likely your antivirus is disabled or cannot cope with it due to an active virus.
Summing up, we can say the following. In case of any non-standard browser operation, in case of any failures and oddities, immediately launch your Webroot antivirus and scan the system for viruses. It's faster and easier than reinstalling the operating system later.
