Avira Security - Symptoms of Malware Infection

Home users should note these symptoms that might point to a possible malware infection as documented by Avira security

http://techblog.avira.com/2012/10/30/security-101-october-2012/en/

QUOTE: Usually, if your computer is performing strangely, this is a good sign of being infected with malware. “Strange” can mean one or more of the following symptoms:

- Heavy CPU processing
- Too much RAM consumed
- High network activity
- Runs overall slower
- Doesn’t enter in the standby mode anymore
- Programs takes longer than usual to open

You see strange errors popping up on the screen, including BSOD (blue-screen-of-death – aka complete operating system crash)