Welcome to the
Acroteck Systems Support Centre, on these pages you can
find answers to some possible causes to some of the most common
faults with hardware and software and drivers you need to download.
If you cannot find something on this site to help, please
contact
us by email or call (780) 231-4862
Common Questions
Virus Removal
Computer Virus's are becoming more of an
issue every day.
What do viruses do to computers?
Viruses come in different varieties, they can destroy your
data, constantly crash your pc, rename files and allow a person
full access to your pc etc, The list goes on and on.
What is a computer virus?
A computer virus is a program that requires a host in order to
make copies of itself on computer disks. Viruses may infect (copy
to, and spread from), program files, programs in disk sectors, and
files that use macros. The ability to self-replicate distinguishes
viruses from programs that do not, and this parasitic nature is
neither an accident, nor a computer glitch. All viruses are
created by people who know how to write computer programs.
What is a Computer Worm?
As intranets and the Internet have grown in
popularity, e-mail has evolved from a convenience to a necessity.
Virus vandals know that, and they've invented new ways to use
e-mail to spread viruses, and especially, worms. A worm program is
similar to a virus. It is considered by some to be a subset of a
virus in that it makes copies of itself but does so without
needing to modify a host. Like viruses, worms may (or may not) do
things other than replicate.
What is a Trojan horse?
Trojan horse programs are named for the
giant wooden horse that concealed Greek soldiers who used it to
invade the ancient city of Troy. Like that famous trick, a Trojan
horse program conceals hidden programming. The hidden function may
just be a joke, or something annoying, but vandals often use
Trojan horse programs to destroy other people's data or to gain
full access to the victims pc.
Here at Acroteck Systems Inc. we specialize
in computer virus removal and are here to help rid your pc and
network of viruses.
Please call or
contact us
if you are the slightest bit suspicious of virus infection.
