Friday, February 19, 2010

Viruses - Threat For Your PC

It is highly irritating when your PC has an error. Errors which simply stps software from running smoothly or your computer from even starting. On top of this if your system is connected to the internet, your PC is the most susceptible host for adware, viruses, spyware and other malicious software.

 

Any newbie who is operating a PC can definitely fix certain errors (by trials). What one should know is that what you want to remove and are doing it in the correct way. You should also use the correct tool or software to remove it. This can be a very tedious thing to do if you are not a tech savvy. So here, you can get a note about the various threats that exists on the internet and may harm your PC.

Adware a threat on the internet. It is not as harmful as the spyware, but is very annoying. Adware is actually advertising software. These mostly are taken attached to free downloads or software updates which are quite popular. The result of this you constantly see pop-up ads or flash screens even if you are not connected to the Net. Now these are pretty annoying for a person who actually wants to work. Such pest acts can actually make you hate the companies or the developers who have constructed the adware.

 
Next and most important is Spyware. Spyware can be stated as the most hazardous infection which attacks the PC until now. Spywares like the name suggests are actually track recorders. Using this one can easily steal your data that is stored on the PC. Biggest threat for online banking facility.  The transactions and the bank account details could be accessed illegally.

 

Windows users are the ones who are attacked the most. Reason for this is that Windows keeps something called as registry files. These are like entry registers. These registries could contain invalid entries which mostly cause the application crash or show constant error messages. Removal of these registry entries is the best option for smooth working of your PC

 

A Trojan virus or the Trojan horse virus is the next most common type of virus. So one should know how to avoid it and know how it works? Trojan virus gets its name from the Trojan war (an epic according to Greek mythology). The Trojan virus works like the soldiers who actually hid inside a horse and caught the enemy unaware. Like wise a Trojan virus actually hides in a program that appears safe. Once you run the program it opens its shell and infects the files or the PC.

If the PC does not have any net connection, then a virus could gain entry on your PC by someone inserting data that could be infected by viruses.

The above given was a brief of the threats to your PC. To remove these threats and to block them all you have to do is load a good anti virus software. SaveMySystem provides IT security and are just a few steps away. SaveMySystem also provides best service for London PC repairs and for data recovery.