PC Doctors It Solutions

PC Doctors It Solutions Computer Consulting Services & Repair

PC Doctors is an Information Technology services provider that specializes in the selection, implementation, and support of information systems for small and medium sized businesses.

09/29/2011

Reduced labor rate for virus removal. This weekend $30 flat labor rate. Call Ken at 916.432.9081. Or bring it to the office located at 4306 Pinell St. Sac 95838. Check out the website www.pcdocsac.com

09/07/2011

The Limited user account cannot be used to install any programs. But can still be used to surf the web and download music and such. It is possible that music files might include a virus. But if you are using the Limited account the virus might not be able to install itself. If you need to install programs, switch to the main computer Administrator account.

09/07/2011

Use an Internet Only user account. When a virus is downloaded in most cases it checks that user account for computer Administrator rights. If that account has those rights, the virus can install itself. You can create a new Limited Windows user account via the control pane

09/07/2011

Watch out for banner ads that claim they can speed you computer up or free scan. This could be a virus. Do a little research first.

09/07/2011

Use caution if a website asks you to download a file. Make sure you know what the file is.

09/07/2011

• Never open an unsolicited email attachment. The attachment could contain a virus. If you are not expecting it, don’t open it.

09/07/2011

There are ways to help prevent computer virus problems from occurring while surfing the Internet. Here are some suggestions:

09/07/2011

If this happens to your computer, you should close Windows and shut it down. The computer will need service to remove the virus. Some customers have tried installing anti-virus software after the computer is infected. This rarely works because the virus will block programs from being installed. This just compounds the problem.

09/07/2011

In most cases you can’t use the Internet. The infamous “page can’t be displayed” or something similar pops up. Then a dialog box might come appear that asks you if you want to activate the software. If you click yes all of a sudden the Internet starts working and you end up on a web page asking you for your credit card information. Don’t be fooled by this. The goal is to steal your money and credit card information.

09/07/2011

Some of the names are AntiVirus (2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010), MS-Antispyware, XP AntiVirus (2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010), Home Antivirus 2010, SpyWareGuard, Malware Cleaner, Extra Antivirus, AV AntiSpyware, SpywareProtect2010, WinPC Defender and many more. They produce fake alerts such as “Windows security alert” or your computer is infected by x amount of viruses.

09/07/2011

PC Doctors Consumer Computer Repair Services has seen an increase in Windows virus related problems over the past few months. We are seeing lots of so called “Rouge Programs”. They use an “antivirus” in their name in order to trick us into thinking it is a legitimate antivirus program. When in truth it is the virus.

07/26/2011

In our next post on this topic we will go over the four cloud deployment models Public, Private, Hybrid, and Community. We will also take a look at Cloud Security.

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