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Symptoms of an Infected PC

Infected computers tend to exhibit one or more of the following symptoms:
  • The computer crashes, reboots often, or runs a lot slower than normal.
  • The computer runs out of Windows resources.
  • The Internet connection is a lot slower than usual.
  • Web browsing is disabled.
  • More pop-up ads appear than normal.
  • The web browser's home page changes by itself.
  • New toolbars appear on the web browser that you did not knowingly install.