Virus Removal - Active IT Services - Affordable Computer Support, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

<body> <div id="container"> <div id="contentcontainer"> <div id="content" style="width: 662px; height: 100%"> <div class="post"> <h2> <img border="0" src="images/vshield.jpg" align="left" width="70" height="70"><span style="letter-spacing: -1pt"><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 17pt">What is a Virus?</font></span></h2> <div class="entry"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Computer viruses are small software programs that are designed to spread from one computer to another and to interfere with computer operation. </font></p> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">A virus might corrupt or delete data on your computer, use your e-mail and messaging programs to spread itself to other computers, or even erase everything on your hard disk. </font></p> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Viruses are most easily spread by attachments in e-mail messages or instant messaging messages. That is why it is essential that you never open e-mail attachments unless you know who it's from and you are expecting it. </font></p> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Viruses can be disguised as attachments of funny images, greeting cards, or audio and video files. Viruses also spread through downloads on the Internet. They can be hidden in illicit software or other files or programs you might download.<br>  </font></p> </div> <h2><font face="Arial">Signs you maybe infected?</font></h2> <div class="entry"> <font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">After you open and run an infected program or attachment on your computer, you might not realize that you've introduced a virus until you notice something isn't quite right. </font> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Here are a few common signs that your computer might be infected:</font></p> <ul> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Your computer runs more slowly than normal</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Your computer stops responding or locks up often</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Your computer crashes and restarts every few minutes</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Your computer restarts on its own and then fails to run normally</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Applications on your computer don't work correctly</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Disks or disk drives are inaccessible</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">You can't print correctly You see unusual error messages</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">You see distorted menus and dialog boxes</font></li> </ul> <p> <font face="Verdana" color="#666666" style="font-size: 9pt"> ** The free software is only available for private and non-commercial use only and we can advise you on commercial products for business use.</font></p> </div> </div> </div> <p></p> <div id="sidebar" style="width: 180px; height: 95%"> <div class="about"> <font style="font-size: 9pt"><b> <a target="_self" href="http://www.runnersweb.co.uk/activeits/contactus.htm"> Contact us</a> </b><font color="#666666">to clean your PC and help prevent you getting more viruses in future</font></font><p><font color="#666666"><span style="font-size: 9pt">If you have no Anti Virus and/or Anti Spyware software installed, we can provide industry leading fast and free Anti Virus and Anti Spyware software. </span><font style="font-size: 9pt">**</font></font></p> </div> <ul> <li> <h2> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/s/ads.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/s/ads.js"></script> </h2> </li> </ul> </div> <p></p> </div> <div id="contentb"> Copyright © Active IT Services</div> </div> </body>