Laptop Virus Removal

Another virus removal this week a customer called us saying they could not see any of their photos or files. They urgently needed them as they are an event photographer and they needed the proofs to get the photos sent out as soon as possible. We had a look at his machine and noticed that they had a random unnamed executable file which looked suspicious he did not know where it had come from or what it was.

We used our preferred programs and cleaned up the machine and got rid all viruses. We also had to un-hide all files and photos from the machine and check that they still had the photos on the machine that they needed for their work.

If you find an unexpected or suspicious file on your machine or different icons on your desktop you do not recognise please feel free to give Leeds Computer Laptop Repairs a call and we will give your laptop a once over to check that everything is running as it should be and no viruses are active.

We also provide a data back if you want to back up your data onto a DVD, UBS pen or to web hosting space to ensure that you have a copy of your important data.



Leeds Computer Laptop Repairs specialise in the repair of all technical device problems such as laptop and computer repairs, laptop screen repairs, computer upgrades and more. If you require a reliable, cheap and friendly laptop and computer repair service then call us now FREEPHONE: 0800 907 0025 | MOBILE: 0759 9585 666

Laptop Screen Bezel Replacement

As well as laptop screen replacements often at the same time the laptop screen bezel needs replacing. I have covered screen repair but not the plastic bezel. In this post I shall shed a bit of light on the subject and where are the best places to source one from. 

The bezel itself is relatively easy to replace and normally very straight forward and cheap to source. You can find many reconditioned bezels on auctions sites and at the end of the day it's a small piece of plastic so not alot can be wrong or defective with it when buying it second hand. Fitting is very straight forward simply removing the screws holding it to the back lid and clip it off (this sometimes requires a fair amount of pressure and are easy to break!). Only key point to note is make sure all screws are removed before trying to take the plastic off.

Leeds Computer Laptop Repairs  can advise you on repairs such as laptop screen repairs and more. If you require a reliable, cheap and friendly laptop and computer repair service
call us FREEPHONE: 0800 907 0025 | MOBILE: 0759 9585 666

Computer Boot Sector Virus Removal

A lady was affected with a boot sector virus today. Many of you may not know but boot sector viruses are the most harmful computer and complex viruses that live in the boot sector of your computer. The boot sector is responsible for loading or booting your computer when it is turned on. You start your computer and the virus is already loaded into your memory. A smartly designed boot sector virus can fool your system that there is no virus at all when it loads. Effective ways to protect your computer from boot sector viruses is to change your operating sector from windows. Windows is a widely used operating system so it is the only operating system that is commonly infected by the viruses unlike Linux or Mac operating systems.

These viruses only attack windows operating system because it is poorly programmed. For example you get an email and attachment, windows is programmed to open the attachment and follow its instructions even if the attached file could damage your computer. Whereas both Linux and Mac operating systems have protection built in to prevent these issues.

If you think your computer is infected with a boot sector virus and you’re not sure how to remove it yourself browse to Google  and search “boot sector virus removal” You will find numerous computer repair and virus removal software, alternatively you can contact Leeds Computer Laptop Repairs and we can make sure that the virus is completely removed.

Laptop Virus Removal & Wireless Security

Today I removed a virus from a laptop for a customer in Hyde Park, Leeds. When I was reconnecting it to their wireless network I realised it was unsecure. At the moment there are two types of security on wireless routers. WEP and WPA, WEP is the older security standard and can easily be hacked. Most BT and SKY run on WEP by default, however they are both capable of the more secure WPA features. 

You can check that you are running WPA, or at least WEP. If there is no security anyone within range can connect to your broadband, the real concern of this is that individual could potentially be intercepting all your online activity. Anytime you log onto hotmail or online banking they can be taking your passwords. The importance of wireless security is paramount and if you would like to find out how secure you are please contact us.

Leeds Computer Laptop Repairs specialise in the repair of all technical device problems such as laptop and computer repairs, laptop screen repairs, ipad and tablet screen repairs, computer upgrades and more. If you require a reliable, cheap and friendly laptop and computer repair service then call us now FREEPHONE: 0800 907 0025 | MOBILE: 0759 9585 666

PC Virus Removal

Back from an elderly gentleman's house who had a problem where by when he tried to access the internet internet explorer would give the message "internet explorer cannot display the webpage".

After double checking his network settings and pinging www.google.com from command prompt which worked I knew straight away this was a process running in the background preventing the webpage from loading. A reboot to safemode, virus scan of the pc, removing all injected files and then double checking the registry to make sure nothing suspect would load the internet was fully functional and back up and running!
This is a classic case of a computer or laptop repair involving other contributions to the problem. In this case it was internet related and this is fairly common with PCs.

Leeds Computer Laptop Repairs are specialists in all types of computer and laptop repairs as well as other devices including Ipads, Tablets, Smartphones, Iphones, Portable DVD Players, PSPs, Nintendio DS. We also specialise in Ipad, Tablet and Laptop Screen Repairs in Leeds and the surrounding areas so contact us now for further details.

Blue Screen of Death! Virus Removal

So the weekend has arrived and weather has taken a turn for the better! Unfortunately the type of viruses we deal with occur regardless of time of year and today is no different. I received a text from a customer who had encountered a blue screen if she ran her virus scanner picture below.

When infected and attempting to detect and remove viruses using scanners the virus itself is coded in such a way it realises what you are trying to do. The virus/warm/trojan will then cause an error on your hard drive in order to avoid being detected which in turn gives us the blue screen we all hate to see!

Luckily removal was very straight forward, booted in safe mode (hit F8 when you turn your computer/laptop on). Run the virus checker in safe mode allowing the virus to be detected and not load as it would had it been running in normal mode. Quarantine and delete infected files and reboot without going into safe mode and all should be well!

It is lucky for her she contacted Leeds Computer Laptop Repairs as we are specialists in computer repair just like this so if you are expeiencing siimilar problems then contact us now for a free diagnosis