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Once your computer has been infected with any form of malware, it is far from easy to get it back to repair the damage caused. This is because malware hides itself in your system files, which cannot be deleted as your computer needs them to run. So then, what can you do to resolve the problem?

Just deciding to leave the malware on your computer is not an option. In addition to significantly slowing it down, you will also have to deal with frequent error messages and will need to constantly restart it due to it freezing up. Then there are security issues too, as all of your files and personal data will be accessible to third parties.

Deleting everything on your hard disk and reinstalling it all again will solve the problem, but that is hardly convenient. Even then, if even one of your essential personal documents that you save on a CD or USB before deleting your hard disk was infected, then, when you copy it back on to your newly cleaned hard disk, the malware infection will spread again and you will be back in the same position as you were in before.

Enlisting the help of a professional is the only solution that is guaranteed to work. The people who offer antivirus and spyware removal services can clean your computer of all types of malware without needing to delete any of your documents or programs.

As a result of their vast experience of dealing with the various kinds of malware, they know precisely where to look for it on your computer. Having located it, they then clean the infected files that normal antivirus software cannot. Even infected system files are no problem for them as they have fresh copies of them which they can use to replace the infected ones on your computer.

It does not take antivirus and spyware removal services long to rid your computer of malware, and you can expect to have it back in full working order within a day or so. Most also offer a guarantee that you do not have to pay them if you they do not mange to completely solve the problem.

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This article was written by a computer expert who has more than 10 years experience in the industry. He is currently doing spyware removal in Darien, CT and can be contacted at http://kinneymedia.com

My PC suffered an attack recently that threatened to get out of hand. Would my credit card details and other sensitive information be stolen? Luckily I managed to fix the problem quickly.

The main symptom of the attack was the inability to use Windows Updates. Also the main antivirus software that I use (Norton antivirus) appeared to know that the trojan.VUNDO was present. It reported a fix, but almost immediately this was overturned and the problem reverted.

If the PC is cut off from security updates from the operating system provider (Microsoft) it will then become vulnerable to further more serious attacks. A criminal who knows you have been cut off from help from the software vendor support knows you are defenceless and that sooner or later he will be able to get to sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details. Your computer could be a goldmine for the criminal.

It is essential that when security updates become disabled you fix this problem as soon as possible. Do not postpone this even if the computer is operating normally in other ways. If you choose to ignore it the results could be disastrous.

The problem with my pc also stopped me from manually downloading updates. This severely limits what you can do. You are totally cut off from help from your software vendor.

An independent way to fix the problem was required. I went to the Windows forums and discussion groups and used their search facilities to find a solution. I quickly found a report that was relevent. There was a software package recommended that could fix this problem. This was Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware 1.31 and it can be found at http://www.malwarebytes.org/. It fixed the problem beautifully and I strongly recomend it.

There are paid versions as well. Updates are brought out every few days and so they are clearly responding to new threats rapidly.

Malware, including viruses, trojans and worms, is under a state of continual development by criminals, whose objective is to basically rake off money from the unsuspecting Internet community. It is good to know comapnies like Malwarebytes are out there fighting them. They certainly knew how to undo the vundo attack I experienced!