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Is your PC is acting weird? It’s probably malware.

Posted on May 28, 2025

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Has your computer started acting weird all of a sudden? For example…

Do web pages take forever to load?

Are you getting irritating pop-ups on a regular basis?

Does your browser load strange pages that you didn’t intentionally visit?

Has your home page or default search engine been mysteriously changed without your permission?

If you answered yes to one or more of the above questions, your PC is probably infected with malware.

Back in the early days of personal computing, when something strange started happening with your system it made sense to suspect a hardware issue instead of a software problem.

But these days, malware is so pervasive that it should be the first possibility that pops into your mind any time something goes wrong with your PC.

Here are just a few of the problems/symptoms that are frequently caused by malware infections:

  • Unwanted browser extensions that you don’t remember adding to the browser
  • Frequent pop-ups
  • Sluggish computer performance
  • Difficulty connecting to the Internet
  • Ability to connect only to certain websites with other sites unreachable
  • Redirects to sites other than the ones you intended to visit
  • System overheating/fans constantly running at full speed
  • Programs won’t load (or they repeatedly crash)
  • Critical Windows utilities such as Control Panel, Settings app, Task Manager or System Restore won’t load or operate correctly
  • Antivirus app won’t open or it’s incapable of downloading updates
  • You start getting spam emails hawking products that you recently viewed on shopping websites

If you begin to notice one or more of these symptoms (they sometimes come in bunches), I recommend taking steps immediately to check for malware and completely remove it from your system.

Viruses, trojans and spyware can cause a lot more harm than just making your computer harder to use. And as you probably already know, ransomware can ruin your entire digital life (and possibly your financial life as well). That’s why you need to get malware off your system as soon as possible.

This post explains how to completely rid your PC of malware, step by step.

Bonus tip: The best insurance against any serious malware attack is always having a recent backup on hand. Click here to learn how to create a System Image Backup right now.

 







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