HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR YOUR COMPUTER HAS VIRUS, SPYWARE, MALWARE OR TROJANS

If your Laptop or Desktop computer system is slowing down and you cannot pinpoint the reason its very easy to blame it on a virus. Sometimes this is actually true but at other times a virus may not be the issue. So in a few simple steps I'll show you how to be sure of the cause of the reduced performance

WHERE TO START

To start the check simply press and hold these three keys CTRL+SHIFT+ESC on you PC this will bring out the computer's Task manager the utility through which we will monitor system performance.

TASK MANAGER UTILITY

To use the task manager to check your computer performance and speed issues read this article

MY COMPUTER IS GETTING SLOW; DO I NEED MORE RAM?

STILL ON THE ISSUE OF VIRUSES AND PERFORMANCE

On the task manager utility select the performance tab (This test is best done 5-10minutes after reboot)

Check the performance of the computer's processor, if the system has finished loading all start up items the CPU usage should not go beyond 10% no matter what, should this happen then you are sure to have viruses or other unwanted applications in your system or attached to your startup.

For help on how to disable programs from starting with your system read this article:

HOW TO DISABLE START-UP PROGRAMS THAT SLOW DOWN YOUR SYSTEM BOOT TIME

Once the CPU usage goes above 10% when no activity is being carried out by you then your sure to have unwanted items on your PC. Learn how to fish them out HERE

Have a great one.

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