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Viruses/Malware Continue To Be A Major Problem
Written by Cephas Rodgers
Viruses and Malware are still proving to be the main thing taking up my time.
For a month or two now, I have been getting many more calls than usuall from people whose computers have been compromised by Viruses or Malware. These programs can be from an email, a website or from other unknown sources. Many people are being fooled by the social engineering in the programs and actually install the program thinking it will help solve a problem (a problem that they do not actually have) These types of programs are known as "Fake Alerts" as they are falsley warning you of problems in your computer that simply do not exist.
Unfortunately these programs have managed to get past all of the major and minor brands of anti-virus software and the damage caused can often take several hours to clean up. The worst of the viruses make changes to the registry to try and prevent you from removing the "fake alert" program.
Stay alert and if you suspect your computer may have been compromised by a Virus or Malware please feel free to call me.
Cephas
