What is Virtumonde?
Virtumonde is a horrible computer virus that infects millions of computers every year. It has been around for about 4 years now, and the number of computers that virtumonde is infecting is growing. In 2008 alone it was calculated that over 10 million users were affected by the virtumonde adware virus. If you have had noticeable pop ups that are annoying you constantly that your computer has a virus, adware, or malware than you probably have downloaded some variant of virtumonde.
What is Adware?
Adware is basically a program that is downloaded from a source on the internet that will hijack some functions on your computer and start to display rogue pop-up advertisements without your consent. These advertisements are usually fake antivirus sites that will download more and more spyware, adware, viruses, and other potentially harmful programs on your computer if you click on them. If you have clicked on any of these pop-ups, now is the time to stop! These ads are fake and the programs that they tell you to buy will not work to remove any adware or virtumonde, they will just infect your computer further.
Adware slows your pc down heavily by consuming your computer’s memory and also its cpu resources. Also adware has the effect of heavily consuming your internet bandwidth the longer it is installed, and your computer connection will slow. Heavy infections of adware can download programs that collect user information, and some cases have resulted in stolen credit card information and identity theft!
Virtumonde is a form of Adware. It is also a Trojan virus. Over time it will have adverse affects on the way your computer carries out its functions. It is very important to catch Virtumonde early before it does major damage to your system! Visit our Virtumonde Removal page for a quick guide to remove the adware now!
