Ah, the dreaded computer viruses! We’ve all heard about their
evil powers: they range from simple pranks like pop-up messages
on your screen to complete destruction of programs or data. And
they’re getting slicker by the hour, trying to trick you,
outsmart your antivirus program and take advantage of the
security holes caused by software vulnerabilities. You
definitely don’t want one getting into your precious computer!
So how can you tell if you've got a virus infection? If your
antivirus software is effective and up to date, you’ll probably
receive a message saying that the application has found a virus
on your PC and has, hopefully, got rid of it. But what if your
antivirus is not that efficient, hasn’t been updated in a while
or is simply something you never thought you actually needed?
There are some signs of infection you can watch out for: Your
computer stops responding or locks up frequently. You get
strange error messages saying that, for example, you cannot
access certain drives. Your PC runs much s