The Trouble With Online Optimization Tools
There is little doubt that you have heard, seen or read about the rash of recent online computer optimization tools that have been advertised extensively as of late. Most of these commercials make claims of being able to vastly improve the speed and efficiency of your computer. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Well, as is all too often the case, when it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
A little research shows that many of the advertised online optimization companies use the same anti virus tool. The application used by these online sites is not certified by ICSA Labs, WestCoast Labs, Virus Bulletin (VB100) or AV-Comparative virus testing and certification companies. The tool itself is $49 but if you want to get live help they are very happy to sell you their “Live Help Desk” product for $249.
All of this, of course, is assuming that the malicious software infecting your system still allows you to connect to the internet. As many of us have found out through experience, these viruses usually affect your ability to connect to any web sites which certainly negates most online assistance. If you are able to connect to the internet, you may find that any efforts to connect to a particular website are confounded by viruses that divert you to other another site.
Any reputable computer technician will tell you that it takes more than one tool to effectively seek out the various types of viruses that may infect your system. When finding two individual tools to find, fight and eliminate viruses, it is important that they are able to work well together and not in competition with each other. Equally important is finding an anti virus tool that does not weigh down your system to the point it becomes slow and cumbersome.
Even with great anti virus tools at your disposal, an infected system may not be completely clear after scanning. One may find that scanning a computer and eliminating the viruses therein may get rid of the problem for awhile, but remnants of malicious software can rear its ugly head days, weeks or even months later. The only sure-fire method for getting rid of virus once and for all is a Clean Sweep of your hard drive. At Computer Solutions we completely clean ALL data off of the hard drive and reload the operating system. Viruses all too often will leave “seeds” that can quickly come back to haunt your system.
This method has two advantages. First, eliminating all data ensures that every piece of malicious software is gone. Second, most computers come from the store with loads of extra software that users do not need. These software bundles are provided in the hope that the buyer will buy full versions of the applications. As most of us have found, the software only tends to take up valuable space. What is not always immediately obvious is that these applications also eat up RAM and processing efficiency leading to a slower computer. At first this may not seem significant, but eventually, as more data is added to your computer, you start noticing that your machine becomes slower. Video and music may become choppy and startup time becomes longer. By reloading a clean operating system, your computer will operate at its peak.