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Windows 10 Updates Have Killed My Computer

by admin on 21/04/2020 in Antivirus, Attacks, Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Repairs Townsville, CPU, Data, Data Recovery, Desktop, Factory Reset, GPU, Graphics Card, Hackers, Hacks, Hard Drive, Hardware, Health, Laptop, Malware, Microsoft, Motherboard, Notebook, Operating System, PC, PSU, Ransomware, Recovery, Software, spyware, Stability, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Update, Upgrade, Virus, viruses, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, windows error, Windows XP • 0 Comments

Keeping your computer up to date is one of the most important things you can do on your laptop or desktop machine. Updates not only help keep your computer safer and fix vulnerabilities or holes, but keep your computer running at optimal performance with software, hardware and operating system enhancements. In a nutshell Windows operating system updates and upgrades are… Read more →

My Computer is Using Lots of RAM – Memory

by admin on 09/03/2020 in Antivirus, Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Data, Gaming, Hardware, Memory, Microsoft, Operating System, ram, slow computer, spyware, Spyware Removal, SSD, Tech Support, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Virus, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows XP • 0 Comments

RAM (Random-Access Memory) is temporary storage on your computer, which it uses to run tasks open or in the background of your computer. Unless hard drive storage which actually stores files on your computer such as programs, files, documents and pictures, RAM loads files used by your computer from the hard drive into is memory while you are using it.… Read more →

Signs Your Computer Might Be Hacked – Part 2

by admin on 26/12/2019 in Antivirus, Computer Help in Townsville, Hackers, Hacks, Internet, Internet Banking, Malware, Ransomware, spyware, TeamViewer, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Virus, viruses, Website, Websites, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows XP • 0 Comments

Ransomware and Demands Ransomware is a newer type of virus which infects your computer and infiltrates your system holding your data and files hostage until you pay their demand. They do this by encrypted your data, usually documents and photos making inaccessible to you, with the promise of decrypting in back to readable once you have paid the ransom. However,… Read more →

Signs Your Computer Might Be Hacked – Part 1

by admin on 21/12/2019 in Annoying, Hackers, Hacks, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Virus, viruses, Windows • 0 Comments

I am not a fan of antivirus and anti-malware software. Before I continue writing, I want to say it is very important you use and continue to use antivirus software. There world would be a worse off place without it. But there is a huge discrepancy between antivirus programs. Some are good at aspects, others fail at. There is no… Read more →

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10 Signs Your Computer is Infected with Malware

by admin on 19/11/2019 in Adware, Antivirus, Attacks, Broadband, Chrome, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Repairs Townsville, computer virus townsville, computer wont boot, Damage, Desktop, Email, Freezes, Freezing, Hackers, Health, Internet, Internet Banking, Laptop, Malware, Microsoft, NBN, Network, networking, Operating System, PC, Pop Ups, Privacy, Programs, Ransomware, Scam, Secure, Security, Software, Spam, spyware, Stability, Tech Support, Technical Support, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Virus, viruses, Web Browser, Websites, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, windows error • 0 Comments

Malware is short for Malicious Software. Computer viruses are part of the Malware classification and be really be any software designed to damaged or disrupt computer systems, networks, files and programs. Over the years Malware has continued to change and do a lot more than damage your system. Now we have a whole lot of different players being sent all… Read more →

Unlikely Places You Can Get Malware

by admin on 01/08/2019 in Adware, Facebook, Malware, Virus • 0 Comments

Viruses are a form of Malware which basically means Malicious Software. A computer program or code made to disrupt, destroy and gain access to your computer or files. Other common Malware is is Spyware, which spies on you. And Ransomware which holds your files or computer hostage until you pay the criminals. There are many places you can get Malware,… Read more →

Unexpected Reboots

by admin on 29/07/2019 in Annoying, Antivirus, Apple, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Repairs Townsville, Desktop, Factory Reset, Freezing, Graphics Card, Health, Laptop, Mac, Macbook, Malware, Operating System, Ransomware, Service Related, slow computer, spyware, Spyware Removal, Stability, Technical Support, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, windows error, Windows XP • 0 Comments

Not to be confused with resetting your computer (whipping it and setting it back to like the day you got it) rebooting is simply the process of of your computer being turned off and then back on again (booting up). Sometimes you just need to reboot your computer. Whether you have just installed some new software, there is a fault… Read more →

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Youtube Video Downloaders are Full of Viruses

by admin on 13/07/2019 in Operating System, Software, Virus, viruses, Web Browser, Websites, Windows 10, Youtube • 0 Comments

There are many computer programs out there which are made and compartmentalised purely with the intention of packing a virus to infect your computer. Antivirus programs are not good at identifying these type of sneaking applications and when they do it is usually too late. Most of these type of viruses are made with the intent to steal from you.… Read more →

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What Happens When You Don’t Shutdown Your Computer Down Properly

by admin on 24/06/2019 in Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Damage, Data, Data Recovery, Factory Reset, Freezing, GPU, Graphics Card, Hardware, Linux, Malware, Memory, Microsoft, Motherboard, Operating System, OSX, Technology, Townsville, Virus, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, windows error • 0 Comments

You’ve probably heard it a million times before, we at computer repairs Townsville might have even told you, if you don’t turn your computer off properly, it could damage your system. Is this true, or is it just one of those things people say, like cracking your fingers will give you arthritis. Well, computer repairs Townsville want to set the… Read more →

Computer Battery Warnings

by admin on 10/07/2019 in Adware, Battery, BIOS, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Hardware, Malware, Motherboard, Operating System, Spyware Removal, Technician, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Virus

If your computer still works when it is no longer plugged into the power in the war, you have an internal rechargeable battery inside your computer which should get you at least a few hours of power when not plugged in. Over time and after a certain amount of recharge cycles these batteries retain less charge and do not last… Read more →

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