It is always better to prevent your computer from getting infected in the first place than to think of ways to remove the virus that has attacked your computer. The sad thing is preventing your PC from being infected with the latest virus, trogens, adware and malicious attacks may be quite difficult. You may not be aware but there are hidden viruses in untrusted software files and many malicious websites. What’s more, new viruses are coming up everyday and this makes the internet an unsafe place to be in if you are not protected with a good anti-virus program.

 

Many people use their computers for the purpose of internet banking, buying and selling things online, etc. If the computer that you are using is not protected then you will be at risk of being attacked by hackers and crackers. It is true that all the viruses are different and they need to be handled differently. However, there are certain steps or measures that you can take to repair your compute if you know or think it has been infected by a virus.

 

How to remove virus from your PC:

 

  1. Scan your computer for viruses. Run the anti-virus program that you have installed in your computer and then scan all the drives in your computer for viruses. Make sure that your antivirus program is updated. You can always go to the website of the program to download the latest update for the anti-virus program. If you can not afford you buy an antivirus program then you can always get your computer scanned from websites that offer free scan. However, scanning your system from such websites will not be able to remove the infection or virus from your system.
  2. After running the scan. You will be able to locate the name of the virus that has infected your computer. You will then have to search the internet to find out more information about this kind of virus so that you will know what measures or actions to take. In case you have knowledge about your operating system then you can easily delete the registry entries and the files by yourself. Getting a good anti-virus program will be best for you in such a situation because it will help you deal with the virus.
  3. Remove unnecessary programs from your PC, unplug your computer from the internet, and reboot.
  4. Run the antivirus program again to make sure it completely removed the viruses and that there are no lingering infections. After a successful scan, reconnect to the internet and make sure you update your antivirus software regularly.