{"id":185,"date":"2015-08-17T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/?p=185"},"modified":"2015-09-28T21:00:50","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T21:00:50","slug":"how-did-my-computer-get-infected-with-a-virus-computer-repair-corona-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/how-did-my-computer-get-infected-with-a-virus-computer-repair-corona-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"How did my Computer get infected with a Virus? | Computer Repair Corona, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/?attachment_id=110\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-110\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-110\" title=\"488808075\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/488808075-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Alert\" width=\"372\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/488808075-1024x674.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/488808075-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/488808075-455x300.jpg 455w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Has your computer been running a bit slower? Have you been getting annoying pop \u2013ups more frequently? If you\u2019ve answered yes, your computer may have been infected with virus. I\u2019m sure you\u2019re now wondering where or how your computer would have gotten this virus. There are actually many ways a computer can get infected with a virus.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Agreeing to Prompts<\/strong>&#8211; One of the most common ways a computer can get infected with a virus is agreeing to a prompt without understanding or reading the \u201cfine print\u201d. For instance, you get a pop-up while browsing the internet that says your antivirus is out of date and without fully understanding what you\u2019re downloading you accept the prompt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Opening Email Attachments- <\/strong>Another way computers can become infected with a virus is by opening an unknown email attachment that contains a malicious code. Always be cautious when opening any emails, even if they are from friends, family or even co-workers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No Antivirus-<\/strong> If your computer runs Microsoft Windows it\u2019s highly recommended that you protect your computer by having spyware or antivirus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Not Running Latest Updates- <\/strong>Many updates are meant for security purposes, especially ones associated with Microsoft Windows. It\u2019s very important or you to keep your operating system and programs up to date.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pirating Music, Software or Movies- <\/strong>If you are one of the individuals who participating in the illegal exchange of copyrighted movies, music or software, you may at risk. Sometimes theses sort of files contain spyware, malicious software or viruses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>There are many ways for your computer to get infected with a virus, and it can happen to anyone. If your computer is infected with a virus and need it removed, contact Up &amp; Running Computer Solutions in Corona, CA at 951-737-8558 or visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\">www.urcs.net<\/a> for more information about out services. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Proudly serving Corona, Riverside, Anaheim, Irvine, Newport Beach, Tustin and all surrounding areas. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Has your computer been running a bit slower? Have you been getting annoying pop \u2013ups more frequently? If you\u2019ve answered yes, your computer may have been infected with virus. I\u2019m sure you\u2019re now wondering where or how your computer would have gotten this virus. There are actually many ways a computer can get infected with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32],"tags":[23,15],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227,"href":"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185\/revisions\/227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}