How do you know if your computer has viruses

 10 signs of the computer being infected with viruses

Viruses are the primary enemy of any computer user, specifically Windows users, and act to damage either the device or the user itself in several ways or even to exploit it illegally.

 We can say that the evolution of cyber security has contributed significantly to reducing the risks of viruses and harmful software, but yet viruses still find their way into users' devices through renewable and unusual methods, which is very predictable, and the evolution of technological security is matched by the evolution of viruses themselves.

 So what if your device gets a virus and you're in doubt, how do you verify that?

Well, if we exclude the ransom virus from the subject because it's clear the sun, we have a set of signs that your computer is infected with viruses and harmful software, and that's what we're going to talk about in this article.

1 Slow Computer

One of the most obvious and certain signs is that the computer is slow and its performance has deteriorated to the worst, maybe you're asking now, but that doesn't necessarily mean there are viruses? Right, there are several cases where the computer is not slow because of viruses, only because of its weak specifications, or because of definitions, or because of an undetected operating system, etc.

 But these reasons are already known to you as a user and not a mystery, so for example, you know that your device is high-profile and it's not slow before, but one day its performance has suddenly deteriorated and it's slow for no obvious reason, here you probably have viruses on your device.

2 Collapse or freeze of operating system

Where it's running normally, and suddenly it finds that the operating system has collapsed, then it automatically restarts itself or freezes and no longer responds, which is accompanied by the appearance of the blue screen.

 As a user of Windows, you certainly know the blue screen, and I get it at some point while you were using the computer, and if it reappears, there's a possibility that it's caused by the virus, of course, that it might have other reasons, not viruses.

3 pop-up ads in all places

This is one of the most common and confirmed signs of viruses on your device, known as Adware, where various ads start to appear on your device alarmingly and intensely everywhere, some of which are advertisements for real products where this is one way to market on commission or win some money by showing ads, but often are pornographic ads, or fraudulent ads to steal your data, your money.

4 Sudden breakdown of programs and applications

And that's very common even on Android phones where you're using a normal program and then you find it has collapsed and shown you a message of error, or suddenly and unexpectedly shut down without anything coming up after it, and that's the result of the damage and vandalism that the virus is doing on your device without your knowledge.

 Also on the other side, if Windows (the operating system in general) starts opening software, tools, and folders automatically, this is also an indication that there are viruses and harmful software on your device (e.g.: CMD automatically opens and attempts to run certain commands).

5 Web browser unusually works

Another obvious sign is the behavior of a web browser that you use strangely and unusually, for example, opening alone without interference from you or suddenly closing while you browse for Web, also surprised by new spellings that open automatically, also seeing additions that have not been installed before, but that has suddenly appeared, as well as unwanted websites being opened automatically, or being directed to websites.

 Of course, it's worth remembering that it doesn't mean 100% that these signs indicate the presence of viruses, maybe normal problems for browsers, and we've talked a lot about this on different subjects like The Chrome Cleanup tool to solve Google Chrome problems, solve the Google Chrome browser problem.

6 Frequent appearance of error messages

When different error messages start to appear on your device, I know there's something wrong, there may be different kinds of messages, including error messages that tell you that something's a problem when you do something, or that you've lost access to something, or that something's off, and other messages that the operating system shows to let you know something's wrong.

7 Problems with viruses

This is one of the signs that can be shown because of what viruses do to hide their existence and bypass any detection by viruses. As some of them are able to disable your protective layers, cause problems and malfunctions, and if you start to notice it on your virologist or any protective layer you use, I'm sure that's what the viruses on your computer do.

8 The emergence of new software you don't recognize on your device

If you start to notice the emergence of new software installed on your device that you don't know where it came from or that you haven't installed it yourself, here I know it's a virus that installs additional tools and software on your device repeatedly and without your consent.

 It's worth remembering that sometimes this can happen to you and viruses don't have access to it, as some real software while installing it suggests you install additional software or tools as a kind of "user-benefit proposal," which is actually just a kind of marketing, and that's why you see new software on your device.

 But if you repeat it a few times without installing any new software, here's your computer with viruses.

9 Weird posts on your social media accounts

If you see weird messages and leaflets that you haven't posted, and it's not your habit to post them on social media, here I know that your device, on which those accounts are open, is infected with viruses and malware, is publishing those posts and sending them automatically just to attract new victims from social media sites. And you must know the quality of these publications and letters that I've seen before.

10 Unexpected Increase in Internet Consumption

This may not be as overwhelming a sign as precedents, because Internet consumption changes by your use, by the device's use in making updates, and so on, but it can help you make sure that viruses exist.

 Start by opening Task Manager and monitoring Internet consumption, or open settings and find a Data Usage option to track Internet consumption on your computer, and if you're involved in some kind of Internet bouquet that gives you detailed reports and you can see Internet consumption rates, take a look at it to make sure everything is normal.