{"id":288,"date":"2022-01-07T09:56:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T16:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/?p=288"},"modified":"2022-01-04T12:50:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T19:50:51","slug":"handle-computer-viruses-properly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/handle-computer-viruses-properly\/","title":{"rendered":"Handle Computer Viruses Properly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Computer viruses affect millions of computers each year, with 2018 ranking at over 800 million. In turn, this costed individuals and businesses billions of dollars in the process. This malicious software is created to access sensitive information, causing disastrous issues to your computer and allowing hackers to either collect or destroy data. In turn, this slows the computers functionality and operation or might even crash it all together, making it unusable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Broken_Update_Graphic-1024x379.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Broken_Update_Graphic-1024x379.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Broken_Update_Graphic-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Broken_Update_Graphic-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Broken_Update_Graphic-624x231.png 624w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Broken_Update_Graphic.png 1531w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The viruses can be spread through e-mail attachments, scam links, and pop-ups and often times seems legitimate. And while it&#8217;s extremely frustrating, you can take the necessary precautions of reducing your computers risk for a virus by avoiding clicking on any advertisements shown on web pages you might visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also download anti-virus software, which can detect and remove harmful trojans or malware, and is beneficial to have even if you\u2019re not concerned about a potential threat. Norton and McAfee are well known anti-virus software subscriptions, available for you to purchase online. Keeping your OS updated to the latest version is helpful as well, as it contains the protection and security needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trust your gut \u2013 if it seems fishy, it probably is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>For inquiries with computer issues, call us at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:1-800-620-5285\">1-800-620-5285<\/a>. \u00a0Karls Technology is a nationwide computer service company with offices in many major cities. 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