April
Fools Virus Detection and
Removal
According
to computer security experts there
will be over
1-million computer
viruses by the end of this
year. These
malicious Spyware and Adware programs on
the Internet can infect your computer at
any moment without you knowing
it!
The April
Fools Virus is considered to be one of the
worst type of viruses on the Internet
because it can change form quickly. This
April 1 virus may have been laying dormant
on your computer without your knowledge
waiting to be activated on the 1st day of
April.
Take careful
note and look for the any of
the 9
warning signs below
that inidcate that your computer
is most likely infected with spyware or
adware such as the April 1st virus:
1.
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When
you
start
your
browser,
the
home
page
has
mysteriously
changed.
You
change
it
back
manually,
but
before
long
you
find
that
it
has
changed
back
again.
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2.
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You
get
pop-up
advertisements
when
your
browser
is
not
running
or
when
your
system
is
not
even
connected
to
the
Internet,
or
you
get
pop-up
ads
that
address
you
by
name.
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3.
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Your
phone
bill
includes
expensive
calls
to
900
numbers
that
you
never
made-probably
at
an
outrageous
per-minute
rate.
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4.
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You
enter
a
search
term
in
Internet
Explorer's
address
bar
and
press
Enter
to
start
the
search.
Instead
of
your
usual
search
site,
an
unfamiliar
site
appears
from the
search.
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5.
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A
new
item
appears
in
your
Favorites
list
without
your
putting
it
there.
No
matter
how
many
times
you
delete
it,
the
item
always
reappears
later.
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6.
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Your
computer
runs
noticeably
slower
than
it
did
before.
If
you're
a
Windows
2000/XP
user,
launching
the
Task
Manager
and
clicking
the
Processes
tab
reveals
that
an
unfamiliar
process
is
using
nearly
100
percent
of
available
CPU
cycles.
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7.
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At
a
time
when
you're
not
doing
anything
online,
the
send
or
receive
lights
on
your
dial-up
or
broadband
modem
blink
just
as
wildly
as
when
you're
downloading
a
file
or
surfing
the
Web.
Or
the
network/modem
icon
in
your
system
tray
flashes
rapidly
even
when
you're
not
using
the
connection.
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8.
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A
search
toolbar
or
other
browser
toolbar
appears
even
though
you
didn't
request
or
install
it.
Your
attempts
to
remove
it
fail,
or
it
comes
back
after
removal.
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9.
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And
the
final
sign
is
that everything
appears
to
be
normal.
The
most
devious
spyware
doesn't
leave
traces
you
would notice,
so
scan
your
computer
anyway
and
have
peace
of
mind.
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How SpyWare and AdWare
Hackers Infect your
PC
Your
PC may be infected if
you have ever
downloaded freeware,
shareware,
screensavers, music,
games, video clips,
images, and even those
"smiley face" icons
that have been going
around. Hackers offer
these screensavers,
music, games, etc for
free in order to
legally "trick"
consumers into
installing their AdWare
and SpyWare programs.
You can also get
infected by just simply
visiting a web site
that has been
maliciously set
up to infect
visitors computers. The
April Fools Virus can
be transmitted by such
means without you even
knowing it.
Act
Now! Scan
your computer for
FREE to
detect the April Fools
Virus!
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