Asked By
Gomes72
10 points
N/A
Posted on - 09/17/2011
After getting interrupted from computer software, you need to under go couple of test and then you can find out possible infected files and folder. So you need to removed as soon as possible. Delaying could lead to bad performance, data security issues and in extreme cases, data loss. In this cases you need to think about virus and spyware removal.
Answered By
kiatisan
0 points
N/A
#124504
When I have virus and spyware on my PC?
First of all getting spyware and virus in your pc can be done by lot of ways: From browsing bad websites that put infected cookies in your hard drive, from USB flash disk. Spyware is made by intruders who want to violate your pc privacy. The symptoms of an infected pc by spyware is very Visible.
When you do not find some files you stored in your hard drive and when your pc get more and more slow down and when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del you see some new process.
That work in your pc and you do not know them that all mean's that your pc is infected, the solution in this case is to have a good paid antivirus and spyware removal and make a deep scan to your entry hard drive.
Delete all your browsing history (cookies,cache) every day or every week, and the most important thing is do not click on the websites URLs that comes from unknown persons in spam e-mails or Facebook and twitter messages.
When I have virus and spyware on my PC?
If a computer is infected with a virus, system performance is affected. You usually get longer boot time, longer application launch, high CPU usage though no program is running, and so on. If you think your computer is infected, update your antivirus then perform a full system scan. You can also use virus removal tool like Sophos.
Download Sophos Virus Removal Tool and install. Once installed, start Sophos then wait for the virus signature database to get updated. When updating is complete, click to start scanning your computer. Sophos scans everything on your computer including devices connected via USB port. When a virus is found at the end of the scan, remove it then repeat the scan over and over until it no longer detects a virus.
Don’t disable your antivirus when using the tool. Sophos works alongside any antivirus program you may have. Note: this is not an antivirus so don’t use it as replacement to your antivirus. It is just a tool to remove hard-to-detect viruses. It doesn’t have real-time protection like what antivirus programs provide.
