Wednesday 24 September 2014

Tips for Internet Security and your Safety

Has your computer, laptop or tablet slowed down in performance?
Do you see any vital information missing from your storage disks on these equipments?
Or you often get irritating pop-ads on your screen from nowhere?

Well, it is time to act and act fast. You may have to consider taking your equipment to the nearest computer repair expert to cleanse it of the virus that has sneaked into it.

IT Network engineer in Wembley and Haringey are inspecting a laptop for malware attacks in white gown at GA Computer Repair in North London
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Main sources of virus attacks:

 

A virus can be transmitted to your computer via many sources such as:

Email Attachments

 

These are the most common sources, and also the easy sources; some time back I received an email- with an attachment -that looked tempting enough to open, when I did open it, there was nothing in it. Few days later, I started getting complaints from my friends about the spam emails they were getting from my email id. It was then I realized that attachment contained a Virus.

TIP: beware of such emails, especially with attachments, never open any email with attachments form unknown sources.

Hacked or Cracked Software (pirate versions)

 

Such software, obviously is illegal, and is offered by mean people who have wrong motives. When you download or purchase such software for a low cost or free, it harms your computer.

TIP: Always download, purchase genuine software from reliable sources.

Downloads from the Internet

 

Internet is a great source of information; There are many files, downloads available which help disseminate and share information for public at large. This poses a great threat as most of these files may contain virus in various forms such as malware, spyware, etc that harm your computer.

TIP: Have a reliable, trustworthy anti-Virus software Installed so such stealth virus sneaks can be avoided.

Virus is actually a piece of code written for the purpose of intruding your computer without your knowledge, with the intention of controlling your device remotely. These programs sneak into your computer when you install legit software. Sometimes you get warning and notifications, though not all the time.

In order to keep your laptop and data safe from viruses, it is highly recommended that you book your laptop for regular device health-check-ups. Malware removal services usually include a comprehensive laptop-health assessment, which means not only we check your laptop’s system-health but we also check the physical parts of your computer and clean it thoroughly from dust and pollution.  This will make your laptop run faster, heat up slower and provides a greater lifetime to the physical parts of the laptop.

Here, at GA Repair London, we can also help you with malware and virus removals and to keep your data safe from malicious software attacks. Our virus removal services are inclusive with all computer and laptop repairs till the end of 2015.

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Good luck and keep your laptop safe from malware attacks.