What are signs of a virus on a computer?

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By babarushe

How To Know when you are Infected

 

The issue of computer virus is a global technology challenge and could cause much damage to your system depending on the type of virus and how long it has gained access into the computer.

It is actually a computer program that can copy itself and infect your system when you are not aware.

That's why it is necessary to install industry-standard, up-to-date anti-virus software on your computer.

What are the signs of a computer virus?

Firstly, you have determine that the problem is not a hardware or software issue that has nothing to do with a virus.

This is because not all computer malfunctioning is as a result of a virus attack.

* your anti-virus software shows a message that you have a virus

* access to your disk or disk drives denied

* the computer runs very slowly and takes much time to start

* you get lots of error messages when you want to access your programs

*malfunctioning of the operating system

* the computer fails to boot and writes the message " boot other request error" because some important files have been corrupted

* your computer crashes and restarts periodically or restarts without running smoothly

* inability to print correctly

This few indicators should guide anyone to ascertain if your computer has been hacked by virus.

Take note that virus can disguise itself as a legitimate program and this calls for thorough scrutiny of your computer operations to detect some crazy virus.

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hubber-2009 3 years ago

sickness and a fever there are usually a few spots that appear on the screen

babarushe 3 years ago

That's correct

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