Adware

Adware

Adware is described as software that plays, downloads, or displays advertising automatically on a computer–following installation or when an application is being used. It is often bundled with another program and shows up in a pop-up screen or a bar that appears on the PC screen when the program is in use. Application programmers often view adware as a way to recover programming costs. In fact, the extra income attainable through the use of adware often motivates programmers to offer applications at lower prices or, sometimes, even for free.

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Helpdesk

Helpdesk

Sooner or later all computers develop problems. Computer issues can be fairly minor, like slow boot up, or major, like system crashes. Regardless of the magnitude of computer issues, they are always frustrating and can severely impair productivity.

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Pop-ups

Pop-ups

Pop-ups are a pain; there is literally no way around it. There you are, innocently surfing the Net, when out of nowhere comes a pop-up ad for a product about which you couldn’t care less. You close it out and go about your business, only mildly irritated, when suddenly you are faced with another, and another and another. This goes on until you are more than just annoyed–you are downright angry.

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Remote Support

Remote Support

The cost of employing a professional to maintain, manage, and troubleshoot your PC is quite expensive. If you have an entire network to maintain, the cost can be astronomical. For small to medium–sized businesses, this expense may be at best impractical–and at worst, budget crushing. For home-based businesses and individuals, paying for such service is likely to be impossible.

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Spyware

Spyware

Spyware is a type of malicious software that attaches itself to your computer and performs certain tasks without your consent–and often, without your knowledge. Such unwelcome tasks can include collecting certain information about you and passing it along to a third party, as well as presenting you with unsolicited advertisements.

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Tech Support

Tech Support

Having a program crash repeatedly or dealing with system freezes, corrupted files, or any of the other issues that commonly affect computers can leave you feeling nothing short of hopeless. Even if you are fairly experienced with computers, you may find yourself scratching your head in confusion when none of the common fixes work. Sure, there are some people lucky enough to live with a computer expert, but what about everyone else?

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Virus

Virus

Computer viruses can range from the merely annoying to the completely devastating. Passing from PC to PC, much like their biological counterparts, computer viruses are essentially programs that modify other programs, usually in harmful ways. Furthermore, computer viruses are self-replicating, capable of reproducing without human assistance and infecting other files and programs on the same PC.

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