I am thinking of starting a computer virus, malware, etc. removal service online. If you had one of these issues would you pay for an online service?
You don’t have to leave home.
You can terminate anything the technician is doing at any time.
Its cheaper. (no rent/gas/ other bills for the techs meaning lower cost)
You can learn how to do it yourself by watching.
I just want to know if it is worth my time and money to start a business like this up.
If it is some sort of automated scan… then there are free alternatives already out there such as trend housecall http://housecall.trendmicro.com . But when you say technician, I would guess that you are looking at someone logging in remotely which is problematic in a few areas. Like when a system has a bunch of malware, etc often it is not very responsive, which could be a problem for a remote service.
I would never do such a thing. Most of the online virus/spyware remover services are either viruses/malwares themselves or are just complete scams.
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