Background Host Virus

According to PC security researchers, the Background Host Virus is not a virus at all. Rather, the Background Host Virus is an adware infection. Computer users have reported that their computers display an error message indicating that the Background Host has crashed repeatedly. This may be a symptom of a Potentially Unwanted Program present on the affected computer. If your computer is being affected by the Background Host Virus, PC security researchers strongly advise taking steps to detect and remove any PUPs hosted by your computer. Removing these types of low-level threats from your computer should stop error messages associated with the Background Host Virus.

The Background Host Virus is Associated with PUPs

The Background Host Virus may be associated with a wide variety of PUPs. PUPs are components that are not severe enough to be considered threatening, but may be responsible for a large number of irritating symptoms on the affected computer. PUPs linked to the Background Host Virus may cause performance issues, a large number of advertisements on affected Web browsers and Internet connectivity problems. PUPs may cause the affected Web browsers to display suspicious error messages, pop-up windows and advertisements repeatedly, including the types of error messages that may be associated with the Background Host Virus.

Problems that may be Linked to the Background Host Virus

Despite not being considered a real virus or possessing threatening components, there are a number of problems that may be linked to the Background Host Virus. Some of the countless issues that malware analysts consider posing a threat in relation to the Background Host Virus:

1. The Background Host Virus may be associated with PUPs and other low-level threats. If the Background Host Virus is displaying error messages on your computer, this may indicate that unwanted software is present. Removing these types of components immediately will stop the messages displayed by the Background Host Virus.
2. Although not threatening, the Background Host Virus messages may become extremely irritating. Computer users have reported that their machines may display the Background Host Virus messages repeatedly, making it nearly impossible to use the affected computer normally due to the frequency of these interruptions.
3. The Background Host Virus may be linked to performance issues on affected computers. The presence of the Background Host Virus may make affected computers run slowly, freeze, crash and present a wide variety of other performance problems. The Background Host Virus and its associated components also may affect Internet connectivity. Affected Web browsers may become slow to connect the Internet or fail to load certain Web pages. The Background Host Virus also may be linked to Web browser redirects and similar problems.
4. PUPs associated with the Background Host Virus may cause the appearance of numerous advertisements on affected Web browsers. This means that the Background Host Virus may be linked to irritating pop-up advertisements, banner advertisements and in-text advertisements inserted into Web pages viewed on the affected Web browser and other unwanted advertising content.

Dealing with the Background Host Virus

If you wish to remove the Background Host Virus, malware analysts advise removing any PUPs that may be present on your computer. To do this, a reliable security program that is capable of detecting and removing PUPs should be used. PUPs may appear as Web browser toolbars, extensions and add-ons. They may be installed along with other software, bundled together. The Background Host Virus itself may take the form of a software conflict between these PUPs, which may be poorly implemented and the affected computer.