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Does Your Computer Need Chicken Soup?

Even for the novice computer user, the threat of a computer virus attack is well known.

When it comes to our own health, people know there are measures to take to prevent and treat the onset of illnesses spread by viruses that make us ill.

Some of these include washing our hands and taking medicinal remedies, getting rest and eating homemade chicken soup to get back to good health. If the condition persists, then it is time to make a doctor's appointment to see what else can be done that even the best chicken soup and bed rest failed to do.

So what is a computer virus anyway? Is it contagious? The surprising answer is that it is highly contagious if you do not have the knowledge to prevent it from happening.

You see, a virus is a set of instructions in the form of code that is written as a software program. Unfortunately, the function of the software program is to attack your healthy computer.

The reasons for the malicious attack is either to gain notoriety for the anonymous software developer or to infiltrate your computer to steal information that is usually financial in nature.

These programs are widely spread by exchanging information by either opening infected emails or by downloading programs from the Internet. Your computer will always ask you if you want to download the program if the author is unknown. But if you are a risk taker, you are vulnerable.

That said, knowledge is key to prevent the onslaught of these attacks. Many of these infected programs come in the form of worms, spyware, malware and trojans. Trojans are the worst.

Installing popular anti-virus software programs on your computer is your best bet to stop the attack before it happens and to remove the infected program from your computer altogether. As mentioned, this is not always enough.

Sometimes you may get fooled into thinking it is safe to open an email or to download a file. Sometimes the anti-virus software on your computer is not updated to identify and stop the attack. In that case, the anti-virus company will provide instructions on their website.

These instructions will walk you through the highly technical and tedious process of removing the infected files that have rendered your computer inoperable.

The Catch 22 to this solution is that you need your computer to access the instructions. Even if you can access the information, it is nearly impossible to follow the steps, which often include performing a full system backup. This is a standard procedure to take in order to protect your data in the event you knock out your entire operating system in the process.

When you are faced with a serious virus attack, it is highly recommended to consult a professional computer repair service to remedy the problem. Chances are they have done numerous system repairs identical to yours because, unfortunately, you're not alone.

Many local computer repair services will come to your home or will allow you to drop your computer off at their location. In the time it takes to figure out what you need to do, you will have your computer back up and running without the risk of data loss.

As a side note, it is always a good idea to backup your important data either daily or weekly in case anything should ever happen to your desktop or laptop such as spills, impact or theft.

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Article Source: Shore Thing Computers and Networking, Inc.

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