There are tons of cyber-attacks happening daily and people are worried about the safety of their data. So, questions such as “how do I prevent my passwords and other important data from being stolen” and “how do I know if there has been a security breach on my PC”, are the most frequently asked questions by a lot of people. Well, this article is designed to help you detect cyber attacks and by pass them immediately it pops up on your PC.

SYMPTOMS

POP-UPS

Let’s go into details. The commonest sign that your PC has been hacked is the frequent and random pop-ups experienced while browsing through the internet. Occasional pop-ups while browsing through the internet is expected especially for sites that have push notifications enabled but if you notice a spike or numerous pop-ups that are entirely unrelated to the content you’re viewing; it may be the result of a form of indirect hacking on your PC.

CRASH MESSAGES

Your computer suddenly crashes or frequent crashes, unusually slow performance or won’t start again is another sign that your system has been hacked. So if you notice that the simplest operations is taking your computer a very long time to complete, and you also notice a significant drop in the speed of your internet connection, it’s likely that a digital security breach has occurred on your computer.

ANTIVIRUS WARNINGS                                   

Receiving a fake antivirus warning is a clear sign that your PC has been hacked. In other words, receiving notifications about antivirus warnings that looks different than usual or a new antivirus you didn’t install is clearly a tell-tale sign that an attack has occurred. In addition to the above mentioned, if the antivirus installed on your system shows switched off, then you have to put all measure in place because the first thing hackers do is shut down the antivirus on your PC in order to get easy access to your files.

BROWSER’S SIGN

Be suspicious of a malicious attack if you notice that your browser keeps forwarding you to several or different websites. The same is applicable for scenarios where you type something into a search engine and instead of Google pages, you go to another page you don’t know.

EMAIL ACTIVITY

Suspicious email activity is a distinct sign that you have been breached. A point to note is that one of the tale sign you’ll notice is a mass amount of emails, often with irrelevant attachments, sent out from the hacked email address/ account with several links begging for your attention.

PASSWORD UNAVAILABILY

Another sign of infiltration is your inability to access your passwords for your different accounts on your PC especially when you are sure changes were never made. At this point, it is safe to say that it is utmost important to always pay close attention to any changes you observe on your PC as this will help you to detect any malicious activities on time.

There are other tell-tale signs such as new icons appearing on your dashboard, Your number of friends on your social media platform growing, the cursor moving on its own and highlighting something on the PC, your printer not working properly especially when it refuses to print or when it prints out something you didn’t want it to and when some of your programs or files were deleted without your knowledge.

Now that we have addressed the tell-tale signs of a cyber attack on your PC, we will profile solutions to what you should do if your system have been infiltrated.

SOLUTIONS;

• Install a reliable antivirus, and scan your system.
• Change the passwords on all your accounts.
• Delete all unfamiliar programs and also those you can’t launch.
• Warn your friends and associates to whom your emails were sent to that your computer has been hacked. Tell them not to open messages from you and not to click on any links from you.
• And lastly, tell your bank about a possible leak of your personal data.

If you are still experiencing difficulties despite carrying out the following listed above, then its time a specialist comes to your rescue. At Computer Plus Limited, we have a number of specialists on standby who are eager, willingly and ready to help you resolve any security breach issues you are currently experiencing. Contact us using the following media: Phone number- 09058222155 & 09058222154, Email Address-info@computerplung.com.