If your system is acting up or not functioning normally? If your computer is running slowly, freezing or crashing, showing strange popups or security warnings, demanding any form of payment, or just “acting wired,” then there is a good chance it’s infected with some form of malware. Malware is on the rise, with nearly one-third of all computers in the world infected by some form of malware.
Now-a-days, the internet is an integral part of life, which means that nearly everyone faces the threat of malware infections. Over time, malware has grown increasingly sophisticated, fed by the creativity of hackers seeking to devise ever more damaging and difficult-to-detect viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, adware, ransomware, and other forms of destructive code.
If you know what to look for, there are signs that your computer may be infected with malware.
- Slow booting time and lagging
A slow-running computer is usually the first sign of an infected computer. When malware infect your system, your system resources are used 100% . Memory, cpu or hard drive reaches 100% of its capacity. Once one of your system resources or components reach 100%, your system gets busy and not able to respond. These malware not only slow your system down, they are also destructive. They collect all kind of information from your system and transmit those information to those people who made.
- Freezes or crashes
Your system may freeze or crash suddenly and display BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) message.
- Suspicious pop-up ads or security messages
Your system may pop-up suspicious messages randomly. They appear to be legit messages to normal users but they are not. Please read carefully those message before you click. If you see suspicious pop-up, do not click them.
- Ransom demands
As soon as your system start and get to window desktop, you may see screen full of message demanding ransom. You won't be able to do anything, your whole screen is cover by these kind of message. If you see similar situation, please shut down your system and take to computer repair center to clean it up. You may not be able to click anywhere except that message window. If that is case, shut down your system by pushing and holding power button for 5-10 second. Do not call appeared phone number in that message box or click.