Symptoms of malware infection
Here's a list of common malware symptoms:
- You receive strange error messages
- You receive false error messages
- You receive random pop-ups
- Your system runs slower
- Your programs take longer to start up or shut down
- Your computer takes longer to start up or shut down
- Misterious new browser toolbars and other programs appear
- You are unable to access drives or files or receive error messages doing so
- Your files and folders seem to disappear
- Some of your programs malfunction, perform poorly or seem to disappear
- Windows reboots or your system shuts down unexpectedly
- Google links don't work or go the wrong sites
- Your e-mails are slow or won't send
- Your e-mails seem to disappear or don't open properly
- Your internet connection is slow