What’s Buggin’ Your Computer? Got a virus? Thousands of new viruses are created every day. Almost half of what we do everyday as computer repair technicians involves viruses and spyware infections. How can you get virus removal services and protect your computer from this scourge? It’s simple–just call on one of our technicians to thoroughly clean your computer system of infections, install the best antivirus software available, and show you how to avoid trouble with malware in the future.
We wouldn’t say we’ve seen it all, but we’ve seen hundreds of viruses. A technician without the requisite skills and experience could spend hours chasing down a virus–and they often do. Our least experienced computer repair and support technician has nine years in-the-field. In a relatively short period of time we can determine that the virus can be eradicated or that we need to take more drastic measures like data recovery and re-installing the operating system.
Feel free to call us if you have questions about viruses at: (941) 225-9844
Types of Viruses:
Boot Sector Virus - infects the area of your boot device that is accessed when your computer is powered-on.
File Infector Virus - resides in memory (RAM) and infects programs, e.g., .exe, .com, etc.
Master Boot Record (MBR) Virus - Similar to Boot Sector, infects the Master Boot Record and prevents your computer from booting/entering the operating system.
Multi-Partite Virus - Infects both the boot record and programs.
Macro Virus - Common in corporate environments (Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, etc.), uses program code to infect data.
Trojan Virus - These viruses do not replicate and pose as harmless file from web or email, may result in damage or theft of data, peer-to-peer file sharing is a common source of infection.
Worms - Can replicate without using a host file, spreads fast by releasing documents it has infected.
