Signs of Computer Virus Infection

Below are some possible signs that your computer may have been infected with a computer virus;

• The appearance of strange characters.

• Appearance of double extension on recently opened attachments e.g .vbs, .gif, .jpg, .exe.

• When applications on the computer do not work properly.

• When disk drives are inaccessible.

• Slowing down response time.

• The appearance of unusual error messages.

• When anti-virus programs are blocked during installation.

• Presence of tiny dots.

• The system slows down or crashes

• The computer stops responding or locks up from time to time.

• The computer crashes and then restarts every few minutes.

• The computer restarts itself.

• Programs in the computer do not work effectively.

• Programs disappear from the computer even when you did not intentionally remove them.

• Strange sounds are heard from the inbuilt or external speakers.

• New icons unknown to you appear on your desktop.

• It can delete or change files.

• It can load or run unwanted files.

• It can make the cursor freeze.

• Files do not save properly.