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What is a virus?

A simple explanation of a computer virus is a program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user. This program can be spread a number of different ways, including through emails, via downloads, through the internet, through instant messaging and file sharing or by carrying it on removable mediums such as CD’s, Floppy Disks and USB Drives. Viruses can spread to other computers by infecting files on a network or a file system that is accessed by another computer. So what do they do?Some viruses are programmed to damage the computer by damaging programs, deleting files, or reformatting the hard disk. Others are not designed to do any damage, but simply replicate themselves and perhaps make their presence known by presenting text, video, or audio messages. Even these benign viruses can create problems for the computer user. They typically take up computer memory used by legitimate programs. As a result, they often cause erratic behavior and can result in system crashes. In addition, many viruses are bug-ridden, and these bugs may lead to system crashes and data loss.

The best way to protect your computer is to use one of the many virus programs available on the market. However, it is not a matter of just installing the virus scan, it is also important to perform regular updates. New viruses are being written all the time and even though virus scan companies are trying to keep up, sometimes some viruses can be spread long before the virus companies have found a solution

How do I prevent viruses?

The best ways to protect your computer from getting a virus are:

• Never open an email from someone you don’t know.
• Never click download links from websites that you are unsure about.
• Never accept files, via instant messaging or from other computers, from people you don’t know.
• Always do virus scan updates when they are available.

How do I remove a virus?

Make sure you use a reputable virus scan. Most virus scans will remove the virus for your, or delete the virus files. They will also check your computer while you are surfing the internet, checking emails or installing programs.

If you don’t have a virus scan, you can get AVG Virus Scan, a very good free virus scan, from Clicking Here

A paid version is also available to purchase at our website by Clicking Here


Thank you for your interest,
Steven Veltmeyer
Managing Director
PCSOL PTY LTD
Disclaimer: PCSOL is providing this information as advice only.




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Cleaned Up Your PC Lateltly

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Surfing the web and noticing that your computer is running slow?

Did you know that every time you “surf the net” your computer keeps all the pictures you see on websites?

These files are called Temporary Internet Files or Cached Files. The main reason this occurs is so that each time the user (you) visit the website only the changed bits need to be downloaded from the internet. In the days of dial up internet this was a great idea, but now we have fast speed internet, it is not necessary.

The more Temporary Internet Files you have on your computer, the slower it runs.

Microsoft Windows have a disk clean up program. [Go to Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Clean Up however, it doesn’t do all that effective job.

There are also many alternative tools that exist to erase the data; one of my favourites is a free program downloadable from www.stevengould.org called Disk Cleanup. This is a simple program to run and does an excellent job of removing all the unnecessary temporary files from your computer. You may be surprised at how many files are deleted!


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Managing Director
PCSOL PTY LTD

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