This is one of those how long is a piece of string questions we get asked a lot at Townsville computer repairs Nerds. Without knowing exactly what you need to do with your computer it is always hard to ask such an personal question. However, there are some basics we can run you through, and what yo might need from… Read more →
Category: viruses
Command and Control Viruses C&C
Command and control viruses have been around for a long time, but we are really starting to see a lot more of them since Covid 19 lockdowns the past few years due to people inability to get out and about. These types of viruses work by remote servers and people (criminals) controlling your computer. They are able to do this… Read more →
5 Reasons You Might Have a Computer Virus Townsville
Computer viruses on your computer in Townsville, can not only slow your productivity down, they can also delete all your files, take control of your computer and cost you money, wiping your account out and subjecting you to offline complications such as personal identity theft. At its basic level computer virus’s are malicious software you have accidently downloaded or someone… Read more →
Windows 11 BSOD Black Screen of Death
Many people might already be familiar with the Blue Screen of Death from many of the previous versions of Windows. Basically when something goes wrong with your computer, your computer will go into this death screen and stop you from any further use until you restart it, in order to protect itself from any damage. And although the screen does… Read more →
Windows 10 Updates Have Killed My Computer
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 Screen Has Stopped Working
One of the most common computer problems we see, whether its a laptop or desktop PC computer, is customers can here the computer starting up but can not see anything on the screen. This can mean many different things, from the actual display not working to the internal components failing inside the system. It can also be very hard to… Read more →
Signs Your Computer Might Be Hacked – Part 2
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
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 →
Christmas Online Scams
Ever since the internet has been around people have been using it to scam other people out of money. Whether they come at you over the phone, through and email or through a web site, criminals know people are very active during the Christmas holiday season and up there game to scam plenty of Australian computers users out of their… Read more →
Can I Get A Virus From Facebook
We get asked this question a lot; can i get a virus from Facebook? As pretty much half the world uses Facebook now and just about every single customer we have in Townsville uses the Social Network giant. every time one of our customers get a virus on their computer they ask us the question. Facebook is a web service… Read more →