I am pleased you have stumbled upon this guide, dedicated about telling you about all the nasty problems you can get on your computer. I hope you learn a lot about these infections and hopefully learn how to prevent them from causing damage to your computer.
Spyware, Adware, Malware and Viruses are infections you can get from opening and Email, going to a website, downloading a piece of software, putting a USB drive into your computer, the amount of ways to receive them are amazing. Computer programmers make the infections, just to cause trouble for everyone, whether you are at home using your personal computer, at a friend's house, at your small business or working in a large corporation.
These nasty infections can do a whole heap of different things to your computer. The things that can happen, and often happen are:
- Slow Computer - Your computer will slow down dramatically.
- Freezing - Your computer may "lock-up" or "freeze".
- Programs not working - Some of your programs might not work properly
- Personal Details - Some infections have the potential to retrieve personal details such as bank account details.
- Turn off - Your computer could sometimes just switch off without warning.
All of these things, and more, are possibilities when you have infections on your computer.
Hold on! There is hope for you though. There are many programs on the Internet these days that you can download, which runs a scan to delete these problems. Here is a list of programs, free of charge that you can download today!
There are also a number of programs that allow you to stop the infections getting into your computer in the first place. They are called "firewalls". Here is a list of free firewalls available to download.
I hope this guide has helped you learn about the different problems you will face with your PC, and how to treat them.
