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Monday, June 1, 2009

Computer Infection Warning Signs - What Are Virus Infection Signs?

If you are one of many people who are getting virus infection signs then you should be careful. Some signs are true while many are actually fake! How can you distinguish them? I will tell you how exactly you can determine whether yours is a fake or real one.

The most common fake infection sign are pop ups from windows taskbar. However not all of them are fake. To determine whether an infection warning is a real or not, you need to check the warning pop up and see what it tells you to do. If the pop up is telling you to download an antispyware then it is fake. Do not download those antispyware because they are actually fake antispywares or rogue antispywares. They will not help you remove virus, contrary they will infect your PC further.

Here are some examples of possible false pop ups:

• Warning Spyware Threat detected on your PC!
• Windows detected Spyware infection!
• Your System is in Danger!
• Your Computer has Security Problem!

There are also some other signs you should be wary of. For example if your desktop settings or browser home page is altered without your consent. In some cases you will not be able to change them back. Other cases redirect the user to malicious websites. Malicious websites are often made to infect PCs when visited.

The other obvious sign of virus infection is slow computer. If your computer is significantly slower than before you should be careful. Spyware and virus usually take up major processes in the system and make your computer slow.

If you keep seeing signs of virus warnings, try to check your antispyware. Is it protecting you properly? Most free antispyware will have trouble in detecting new threats since they are not properly updated and maintained. Cyber crime is rising rapidly these days; do not let yourself be the next victim!

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