How will I know that my hard drive is when it starts to work by itself?

I'm going to step away from my computer for a while, maybe just to read for half an hour, and then I noticed that the drive works.  How will I know what he does? I want to really just to ensure that some spyware or something malicious does not on my computer!

John Gadway

It is likely that the indexing or defrag or some other service is running. You can use the Task Manager to check. [Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC as a way to start it.]

For what is something wicked (you never know with certainty what 'they' might do), make sure that your antivirus software is up-to-date. Install a good as a basis for security from Microsoft (free) or Kapersky (not free). Also run a check by MalwareBytes (free version) or another alternastive good.

Don't forget, everything simply because you're not paranoid doesn't mean that nobody is trying to "help".

I'm kidding a bit. All the best.

Tom Ferguson

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