If you notice things happening on your computer such as getting pop up advertisements when you browse the Internet or when you try to go to one website it redirects you to another web site that is trying to sell you something to fix your computer you are more than likely infected with either a virus, spyware or adware. Other signs of your computer being infected are frequent blue screen errors. Sometimes your background will change to something telling you that your computer security has been compromised and to fix the problem click here. Don't worry with a few simple steps and a few free utilities you can get your computer cleaned up and running better than ever. The first step that you are going to want to do if you can is to download the utilities needed to clean your computer. Provided that you are able to access the Internet you will need the following:

MalWare Bytes- This utility will remove viruses as well as any spyware and adware that may be infecting your computer. MalWare Bytes can be downloaded from the software section of this web site. You will also need to download and install a utility called CCleaner, detailed instructions on how to run this utility can be found in the Maintenance section of this website. CCleaner can be downloaded from the software section of this web site.

This first thing you are going to want to do is to run CCleaner, once this is done you will need to install MalWare Bytes. You will need to double click on the file and then click run and then OK. Click Next and accept the licence agreement.Cick next 4 times and then click install. Click finish and then OK. The program will update. Once it is done updating you will need to click on full scan and then click the scan button. Note:Before clicking scan it would be best to disconnect your computer from the Internet, this way it will insure that your computer will not get re infected while MalWare Bytes is removing the infections. Once MalWare Bytes is done you will see how many infections it found, click show results and then remove selected results. You can now plug your computer back into the Internet and your computer should be fixed, you may need to restart your computer to finish the removal process, if this is the case you will be asked to do so.

OK so now your computer is clean, you need to make sure that you have a antivirus and perform weekly preventative maintenance steps. You should also make sure that you have a up to date antivirus. For a list of free antiviruses please visit the software section of this website and as always if you have any questions feel free to contact me.