Virus & Spyware Removal
Professional virus removal services provided by RemoteTechSupport.com – A global leader in remote virus removal technology. Call us today at 1-855-TECH-111 for professional and courteous service. Our service is only $49.95 per year. Click here to sign up now. If your pc is running sluggish it is most likely infected with one or more viruses. These viruses can cause many problems and in many cases come in many different forms such as malware, spyware, keyloggers etc. At Remote Tech Support.com we deal with specific types of problems on a day to day basis and are highly experienced in solving these issues.A computer virus is a specific kind of malicious software or code written for the sole purpose to enter a computer system without the knowledge or permission of the user. Unfortunately it also has the unique ability to quickly duplicate itself, enabling to spread to computers and servers located across the globe. A variety of viruses have the capability to cause severe damage to a computer system. It can also have an effect on programs that may be installed on your system degrading the performance of the system. You should never assume that a virus is harmless and left on a computer system or server. The following are the most popular types of viruses:
Resident Viruses This is a unique type of virus which in most cases is permanent and resides in the RAM memory. When it is found in this memory location it may be possible to override and seriously interrupt many common operations and programs that are executed by the computer system or server. It can erase or damage important files and programs that may be either opened, closed, renamed or duplicated. A few examples are: Polymorphic, Randex, Mr Klunky, CMJ, Meve, and Macro Virus .
Direct Action Viruses The primary function of this virus is to duplicate and take necessary action when it is executed. When a specific criteria are met, the virus immediately activates and infects files in a folder or directory that it is located as well as in directories that are specified or located in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file path. This specific batch file is in most cases located in the root directory of the hard drive and performs specific operations when the computer is in the process of boot mode.
Overwrite Viruses Virus of this specific nature are commonly known by the process of deleting information that may be contained contained in the files that it infects, making the files totally or partially unusable after they have been infected. Unfortunately the only way to clean a file infected by an overwrite virus is to totally delete the original file. This will mean that all your original content will be lost. A few examples are: Trivial.88.D,Way, Trj.Reboot.
Boot Virus This specific form of virus is unique in the manner that it affects the boot sector portion of a hard disk, hard drive or floppy. As you can well understand this is the most crucial portion of a disk where sensitive and urgent data on the disk is stored in combination with a program that enables to boot the computer system from this specific disk or drive. An optimum method to protect from boot viruses is to always make it your business to utilize floppy disks are truly write-protected. in addition you need to be careful at all times and to make sure that you never turn on you computer system with a floppy disk in the disk drive that you are not familiar with. Examples of boot viruses include: AntiEXE., Polyboot.B,
Macro Virus Macro viruses are different in that they infect files that are created utilizing specific programs or applications that contain macros within their programming code. These unique applications or programs enable them to automate the process of operations in such a way so that they are performed as a single process or action, which saves the end user from processing them one at a time. A few examples are: O97M/Y2K.,Relax, Melissa.A, Bablas.
Directory Virus Directory viruses modify the paths that specify the location of various files. If a user were to execute a program such as a file with the extension .com or .exe which has been infected by this virus, you will be totally unaware that you are running this dangerous virus program since the original file and program may have been previously deleted or moved to a different location by this unique virus. After the computer system becomes infected it usually becomes virtually impossible to locate the original files that are required to run the original program or application.
Polymorphic Virus Polymorphic viruses utilize advanced encryption tecnology or use encoding processes in varies methods utilizing a wide variety of unique encryption keys and algorithms and each instance they attempt to infect a computer system or server. Through this process it unfortunately makes it very difficult or even impossible for most anti-virus products to detect them utilizing signature or string or searches. The reason for this being is that they are quite different in every encryption. It may be of interest that this also makes it possible to create a significant quantity of copies of themselves without any warning. A few examples are: Tuareg, Elkern, Marburg, Satan Bug.
File Infectors This virus is unique in that it tries to infect programs or executable files or programs that have the.exe .com extension. If a user should try to launch one of these programs the virus is immediately activated seriously damaging your computer system with what ever code it was programmed to infect your system. It may be of interest that a significant number of viruses fall into this category.
Companion Viruses Companion viruses are commonly known as as file infector viruses such as direct action types or resident viruses . They are quite often referred to as companion viruses since after they gain access into the computer system they join or merge with the other files that are already in existence. in order to process out their intended infection action companion viruses may delay their damaging effect in the memory portion of a computer system until a program is launched such as a resident viruses. It may also take effect right away by establishing duplicate copies of their own damaging files also known as direct action viruses in many instances. A few examples are: Terrax.1069, Stator, Asimov.1539.
FAT Virus The FAT is known as the file allocation table and is the specific portion of a disk that is utilized to connect data and other information and is a crucial part of the normal operations of a computer system. An attack by this type of virus attack can be quite damaging since it restricts access to specific portions of the disk where crucial files reside. Serious complications and damage can happen as a result of such a dangerous attack which may cause a significant loss of directories that may be on the computer system.
Worms A worm has similar characteristics to a virus since it has the ability to duplicate itself, and can seriously infect your computer system or server. In most instances they can be prevented and found by installing common ant-virus software. A few examples are: Sobig.D, PSWBugbear.B, Mapson, Lovgate.F, Trile.C, , .
Trojans or Trojan Horses Another unsavory breed of malicious code are Trojans or Trojan horses, which unlike viruses do not reproduce by infecting other files, nor do they self-replicate like worms. Logic Bombs It should be of interest that these are not referred to as viruses since they do not duplicate themselves. In addition they are not set up as programs however they disguise portions of other programs. Their primary goal is to destroy information and data on a computer system after specific processes have been completed. Logic bombs are usually not noticed until they are run or launched, and the results can be quite serious and damaging to your computer system.
These is only a partial list of potential viruses that your computer system or server may be infected with. For additional help or information please call our remote tech support experts at 1-855-TECH-111.
