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Computer Virus Symptoms

If your computer is infected with a malicious computer virus, it may begin to show a series of symptoms that indicate that a virus is present. Computer viruses can be very harmful and damaging to your computer system, root files, and various program files. A computer virus can also increase the risk of hacker threats and attacks, and open the door to even more unauthorized downloads and software installations. Once you diagnose the computer virus symptoms, then computer viruses can be counterattacked with the appropriate antivirus software and suite packages, but this needs to be installed well before the virus has infected the system.

Some other symptoms of a computer virus involve the computer hardware itself. CD-ROM drive trays may open and close by themselves, without the user directing the function. Programs may launch at their own, and unusual sounds may play randomly. Some e-mail messages may not be sent or received properly, and e-mail attachments may disappear. If the computer is freezing consistently, or files and folders seem to disappear or will not open, these are clear signs that an area of the hard drive is “malfunctioning” (actually is not, but is affected by a virus). The computer may also display a series of pop-up ads and strange messages upon startup; this is a clear indicator that adware programs have been installed, and these are very difficult to remove manually.

Finally, the best way of recognizing computer virus symptoms and preventing computer viruses and other Internet based threats to invade your computer is to have the latest, up to date computer security software, which can be a basic version of antivirus program or some of the all-in-one software suites.