Computers fall victim to viruses every day. Contrary to popular belief, most viruses do not wipe your hard drive or destroy your PC, but rather they install and then proceed to make nuisances of themselves. You must find someone or something for fixing computer problems when this happens. A most recent strain of  virus came disguising itself as an anti-virus program. Of course it was a fake, the idea being for you to believe its warning about your computer being infected and click on their link to download the fix. In reality, all it would be doing is scavenging up your credit card information. Viruses can usually be removed by use of any number of removal tools.

Newer viruses are even more malicious in that they install themselves on your comp, change various registry settings, and then eliminate themselves. The virus is gone, but the damage it has done remains, requiring specialized help to correct. It isn’t advisable to go poking around a computer’s registry settings unless you really know what you are doing. Changing the wrong thing may end up making a bad situation worse.