This course will discuss various types of malicious viruses, spywares, adwares, popups and browser hijackers and will guide you in eradicating them from your computer. Upon satisfactory completion of this course, students will be able to:
A. Learn about Viruses and Spywares and the potential damage they can cause to home and office computers.
B. Learn about various types of Viruses and Spywares and distinguish between a Spyware and an Adware.
C. Use various tools and softwares to clean them from their computers.
D. Learn how to be pro-active and use an Antivirus/Spyware tool to protect their computers from new virus threats.
E. Learn how to clean their computer from scratch by debugging their computer.
F. Learn about various virus and spyware removal tools that can be downloaded for free.
Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish.
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1.0 CEUs
Course Description
Is your computer running slower than usual? Not connecting to the internet? Behaving erratically? When you click on your browser you are directed to strange web-pages? Getting constant error messages? Windows are popping up while you are working? Then your computer is most probably infected with a Virus and or a Spyware. This course will discuss various types of malicious viruses, spywares, adwares, popups and browser hijackers and will guide you in eradicating them from your computer. This course also discusses issues pertaining to internet security and you will learn how to use firewalls to prevent viruses and spywares from entering your computer. Various tips will be given out to protect your computer from new virus attacks and different types of tools and software will be discussed. You will also get an insight into downloading free tools for virus protection and spyware removal.
This class is designed to give you certain tools to use when you encounter problems with viruses/ spyware at school, home or at work. It is designed to provide you with some basic troubleshooting skills, knowledge of resources that are available on the internet and confidence in your ability to work to solve virus and spyware removal problems yourself. When you leave this class, you should be able to solve these simple problems yourself, and communicate effectively with a technician if you ever need to! Also, besides the textual/theoretical explaination covered in this course, we will also focus extensively on hands on troubleshooting exercises. In addition to that, all participants would be able to discuss their virus/spyware related problems and their possible resolutions/technical support through email/chat board during and until the completion of the course. All in all, I guarantee you that the level of personal support and commitment I provide to all my students is exceptional.
When you finish this course, I can guarantee that you'll be able to protect your computer more efficiently and next time a virus or spyware hits your computer, you'll know just what to do!
When you finish this course, Virus and Spyware Removal, the instructor guarantees that you'll be able to protect your computer more efficiently and next time a virus or spyware hits your computer, you'll know just what to do!
The goals for this course include the following: A. Learn about Viruses and Spywares and the potential damage they can cause to home and office computers.
B. Learn about various types of Viruses and Spywares and distinguish between a Spyware and an Adware.
C. Use various tools and softwares to clean them from their computers.
D. Learn how to be pro-active and use an Antivirus/Spyware tool to protect their computers from new virus threats.
E. Learn how to clean their computer from scratch by debugging their computer.
F. Learn about various virus and spyware removal tools that can be downloaded for free.
This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this
online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and
CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.
Course Lessons
Optional Certificates Awarded
Certificate of Attendance
Certificate of Class Participation
Certificate of Appreciation
Certificate of Merit
Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
Certificate of Academic Excellence
Certificates awarded by the instructor will vary and are based upon student merit.
Any awards you earn are considered unofficial (or temporary) unless you decide to make the award official.
To make an award official, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and shipping of a hard copy of the certificate as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Transcript Service.
Official awards include a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award you earned for a lifetime (great for employers
to verify your achievement).