Computer Repair & Virus Removal Blog;

Many computers that we remote into and remove viruses from have a correlation with each other. Majority have either disabled windows update and have not updated other software on their computer. This can open the door for viruses to infect your system and render your computer useless until the virus is removed. Why is this important and how does it relate to virus infections you ask? Well I’ll be happy to explain the importance of keeping your system up to date and how this will help keep you safe from virus infections.

With a good number of cleanup programs available throughout the internet, it is important to be careful what you download and run on your computer…

The HDD (Hard Drive) Diagnostic tool (Show in the picture to the left) is a virus that imitates a system hard drive diagnostic tool such as disk defragmenter and confuses computer users to believe that HDD Diagnostic tool is a virus. It then attempts to convince PC users that it has found multiple problems with the computer and the user should purchase the program. If you have this program, do not give the program payment information. It is a scam trying to steal your credit card information. This virus infects into the system files and takes control over various hijack points on your computer making it very difficult for a average computer user to manually remove the virus. It also blocks out most anti-virus tools from removing it or even detecting it.

A new fake rogues malware attempting to confuse PC users has been released. It goes by the name “Microsoft Thinkpoint anti-virus”. This software is in no way affiliated with Microsoft and is a fake anti-virus. Our Friendly staff will be glad to help remove it from your computer.

Support Nerds is excited to announce a new customer to our growing list of people across America who have recieved outstanding tech support. Tosh.O studios contacted Support Nerds to assist with an interview through the internet using Skype.