Misery and Woe - Why Viruses and Spyware Cost People Thousands More Than They Should

A couple weeks ago I was at a party with some friends, we were watching the Super Bowl and kicking back, relaxing and enjoying ourselves. At one point the conversation turned to my friend's new computer. His new new computer. A little under a year ago he had bought a very nice HP Pavilion Laptop, and had been very happy with it. I, being a bit of a spendthrift, inquired what happened to the old laptop, and he told me that it had contracted a virus and stopped working. Rather than fix the problem, which would've taken him time that he didn't exactly have, he had decided to just get a new one.
He, like many people now, believed that once a virus had infiltrated his system, getting past his expensive and powerful anti-virus programs, that there was no easy way to get rid of it. I decided to take a look at it for free, to help a friend out, and he gladly handed it over for me to play with.
Within two minutes of looking at the computer, I knew exactly what needed to be done. There are these wonderful programs nowadays called "malware removers" and they do exactly that. Any viruses, spyware, ect that your computer contracts can be defeated quickly and simply by a good malware remover software. Because his computer wasn't able to go online (due to the virus) I downloaded a malware remover to my USB Flash Drive, transferred it, and installed (actually, to be honest, the virus he had was a fairly nasty one, because I did have to write a program to auto-launch the installer, but that's easy to do, and instructions can be Googled very easily). The malware remover deleted five viruses in all and had his computer up and running again in just over ten minutes.

This is just an example of how effective a malware remover can be. A computer that was so terribly messed up that it couldn't even open an internet browser was repaired in ten minutes, and without a single dollar spent. Even if your computer isn't messed up to the extent his is, it might still be a good idea to go ahead and download a free malware remover (my personal preference is MalwareBytes, which you can find by Googling), just to scan and make sure that your computer doesn't have any latent spyware. It could save you from identity theft, repair a virus ridden computer, or even just give you the peace of mind that you're not infected.
Getting a malware remover won't cost anything, and it can save you from a world of headache.