You’ve probably just got through getting rid of a malware issue when, all of a sudden, a new infection has tampered with your computer again. There are many reasons why this happens but one of the main issues could be that you don’t have an efficient security system. There are many different types of malware that can infect your computer in different ways.
Viruses are codes that copy themselves over causing damages to the running system it has hooked onto.
Worms are also codes that copy themselves over but run in the background of your computer rather than hooking onto the system.
Trojans are software that usually gets downloaded because they appear to be one thing but end up turning into something malicious.
Drive-by Downloads is malware that recognizes the weaknesses in your browser and causes your system to become infected.
Adware is usually hooked onto software and uses an advertising delivery system. These are easy to get rid of by simply uninstalling the downloaded software it came with.
Spyware is software that monitors your computer by either tracking the web pages you visit or everything you do with your mouse and keyboard in order to collect any information available.
Ransomware locks down your computer so that you can’t get regular access to certain programs unless a payment is made to unlock it.
Scareware is software that scares you into believing that your computer has been infected and that they have the solution to get rid of the infection if they are paid to do so.
As you can see, digital infestation is getting more and more sneaky and much more difficult to detect and prevent on your own. The best solution for this madness is to run valuable security systems in your computer. For more information on this and other ways to prevent malware from infecting your system, contact M&H by phone or email!
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