Malware includes a wide variety of software that can result in someone else having access/control over you computers, including smart devices. Private information, such as financial information, may be obtained by other people who may sell or exploit this information. Contrary to what many may think, fixing this can be a lengthy, painful, and expensive process.
If your machine had been infected we can clean it up the majority of the time using a wide variety of industry standard tools. On a few occasions this is not possible so the data needs to be backed up and the OS and programs need to re-installed.
Once the device is cleaned or restored we can provide you with the tools to help prevent this from happening again. Not only economical anti-malware programs but free tools, including browsers and browser plugins.