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IT Services Austin clean and tune up computers. We remove all forms of virus, spyware and adware. IT Services Austin cleans up various temporary files and optimize your disk(s).
A big problem with computers and the Internet is unwanted software. All virus forms, all adware and spyware is unwanted. Collectively all this software is called malware (malicious software) or badware (bad software). IT Services Austin will remove it. It wasn't installed for your benefit. It quite often will cause harm. This kind of software needs to be removed from your computers. If you would like to find out more about getting rid of this bad software Contact us or report a problem. take a look ...
So What Is Malware Anyway?
According to Wikipedia, "Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. It is a blend of the words 'malicious' and 'software'. The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code."
Again, according to Wikipedia, "Software is considered malware based on the intent of the creator rather than any particular features. It includes computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, adware, and other malicious and unwanted software."
The bottom line, malware is software you don't want on your computers. It more important now than ever before that malware is kept off of your computers. Why? Initially viruses were generally disruptive and only occasionally destructive. Over the years malware has become more sophisticated. Financial motives drive the dangerous malware now. Taking over a user's computer for 1) black market exploitation, 2) building a network of zombie computers for sending spam, 3) to host contraband content such as child pornography, or 4) to engage in distributed denial of service attacks. These types of attacks cost your business money. They can also leave with legally exposed to civil or criminal action.
If you already know you need help, if your computers are running slowly or erratically, if you don't know whether you're protected, or if you don't want to have worry about it-you just want it taken care of, contact us or report a problem. IT Services Austin will take care of it for you!
So how can you keep malware off your computers? How can you get rid of malware that's already there, or malware that sneaks on to your computers? Well, as you might have guessed, there is no single way. Keeping malware off your computers is a process.
- Educating your users to reduce risk of exposure.
- Protecting your network.
- Protecting your computers.
- Regular scanning or real time monitoring for malware, i.e. viruses, worms, Trojan horses, key loggers, spyware and adware.
Your users can reduce your company's risk by being careful about opening email attachments and following email links to infected web sites. Your users also have to respond appropriately to pop-up messages that come from real time scanners and individual computer firewalls. Contact us or report a problem. IT Services Austin can help.
Networks benefit from appliances that are at the edge of your network. These appliances manage traffic coming into your network. They should also manage traffic going out. One device that should be considered a requirement is a firewall. Another common appliance is a malware appliance. These devices check traffic for known "bad" software, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, key loggers, and various kinds of spyware and adware, incoming and outgoing. This prevents bad programs from coming in, but it also makes sure you don't allow anything bad out, reducing any criminal or civil liability. Contact us or report a problem. IT Services Austin will take care of it.
Sometimes a content blocker or web filter is combined with other devices. This allows for managing allowed and blocked sites or categories of sites. It reduces the risk of staff accidently following an email link to a bad site or prevents intrusion into your network if they do. It can reduce company exposure to inappropriate employee behavior or allow for logging of activities to document behavior. Contact us or report a problem. IT Services Austin is here for you!
Computers can be protected individually or running software on a server. Anti-virus and anti-spyware software can be managed centrally with client or agent software running on individual computers. Updates, scheduled scans and policies are managed from one computer but applied to many. This is preferred when possible. Individual protection is accomplished the same way, running anti-virus and anti-spyware applications, keeping them updated and running scheduled or manual scans. Contact us or report a problem. IT Services Austin can help keep you up & running smoothly & cleanly.
We can help you protect your company assets against intrusion or spying, against viruses, worms, Trojan horses and key logging programs. We will help you set up a perimeter defense for your network, as well as protection for your other technology assets. Find out how IT Services Austin can help you ...