In today’s world there are a ton of people out there who just use their computers.  When those people encounter problems, they talk about them with friends or co-workers and every seems to say, it’s spyware, malware or a virus without knowing exactly what it truly is.  And jumping on that opportunity are these websites that guarantee to fix your computer, double the speed and make you a soda while you wait (ok I am kidding on that last part).  The problem is that most of these websites will have you download software, and inside that software is additional malware or spyware that is installed onto your PC, the very thing the program promises to help you get rid of.  It’s a scam people!

Point is, these companies have jumped on the opportunities that we are providing them by people who miss-diagnose other people’s computer problems.

I’m here to set the record straight, pay attention: 

Under NO circumstance should you EVER download anything from these websites.

I don’t care if your uncle’s brother said it would fix your computer because he tried it and it worked.  The truth is that your uncle’s brother is a moron.  These websites SELL you stuff that you can obtain and run on your own for FREE.

With a little bit of education, and some common sense, you can fix your own computer.  What a thought. 

I’ve been working on computers for more than a decade now and I have NEVER EVER paid for a program to remove spyware or malware and you shouldn’t do that either.  Anti-viruses are a different story for another time.

If you feel like your computer is running slow and it may be infected with something visit www.download.com and view their free spyware/malware scanning programs.  If you don’t know how to do it and need some help, contact me and I will personally help you out.  I won’t do it for free, but I also will not gouge you.  With your permission, I will remotely login to your computer and you can watch me fix it from afar.