”A virus actually spreads software, usually malicious in nature, from computer to computer. A lot of spyware is now spread by viruses.”

You don’t need to be a computer wiz to diagnose the problem, says Larry Elpinter, owner of a similar local business, Computer Weenies.

”Other than obvious things, like your computer doesn’t start or it has a blue screen, the more subtle signs of a virus attacking are: slowing down for no reason; software that you can’t remove; hardware that won’t start, like you put a flash drive in [and it's not recognized].”It should be noted that experts agree — for the time being — that users on Macintosh (Mac) systems don’t have to worry about viruses and spyware as do users of PCs running on Microsoft Windows systems.

Source: http://www.metroweekly.com/domestic_partner/tech/?ak=3746

If you are getting any of these symptoms visit the main page to scan your computer for free to be certain.

Most internet users have probably had a run in with the Windows Blue Screen. Also called the “Blue screen of death” this problem has many potential causes. While the #1 instigator is a spyware or virus infection, a blue screen can come from bad memory, power supply problems, hardware overheating or the computer running beyond its specification limits.

If the Windows blue screen continues then the issue might be a lot worse. First you have th determine if the blue screen of death is real or not. If you are able to click out of the screen (try using alt tab) then the blue screen is a fake. It is simply been implanted by a rogue anti spyware program to frighten you into buying their software.

Occasionally the blue screen in windows will pop up every time you reboot your computer. People call this the “windows, boot, blue screen” problem. When this occurs the next time you reboot tap the “F8 key” at startup. This will boot your computer in safe mode which should help you avoid the blue screen.

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