How to know if you have a computer virus


It depends upon the type of virus:

For Malware:

  1. Your computer takes much time in starting up.
  2. Even after starting computer you realize that computer is freezing a lot or at least it is slower than it should be.
  3. Your computer will experience BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) where your computer will crash and restart.
  4. You see annoying Ads on your desktop and on your web browser.
  5. Your Antivirus software goes inactive or disappears.
  6. You see, often, unknown tab openings and unknown site access without your access.
  7. Unknown apps in Task manager
  8. Unknown programs in folders, especially without icons.
  9. A lot of random activities on your desktop.
  10. Change in folder options.
  11. High network activity even if you are not doing anything.

For Spyware:

  1. Hard to say, not much, you might feel computer slowdown or not. Les spywares ne causent aucune destruction, ils collectent juste vos données personnelles et les envoient à leur hôte (créateur de virus).

Pour les ransomwares:

  1. Tous vos fichiers sont cryptés (cela signifie que vous ne pouvez pas y accéder). Vous voyez une fenêtre d'application disant que si vous ne payez pas une somme d'argent prescrite, vos fichiers seront supprimés et il y aura un compte à rebours qui est l'ultimatum qui vous est donné.

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