I did a virus check on my computer and its still looking for viruses and its found two so far but after its done do i delete the or quarentine them or what?
2006-07-20 14:47:47 · 15 answers · asked by sweetbutter 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
You can quarantine them and then find out if those files are something needed by your Windows. If you dont need them, just delete them. Quarantine will isolate those files so that it won't infect other files.
2006-07-20 14:49:44 · answer #1 · answered by Sean I.T ? 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You delete the items if you know there are not supposed to be there, and quarantine them if you wish them to be healed later (quarantine will prevent the virus infecting other files).
Not all anti-virus software can do the healing. So try using AVG 7.1
2006-07-20 14:49:59 · answer #2 · answered by Scha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
welp...depends on wat kinda antivirus software u r using...n how it is configured...if prompted wheter to delete or quarantine,better choose delete,unless u want to investigate which files being infected n those files r important(files associated with system)...but usually when it cant b deleted,the software will automatically quarantine the infected files...later,when u update the antivirus software,it will send the info of the quarantined files to the database for any patches or updated virus patterns to handle@delete those infected files...if the virus pattern is not available during the update,dont worry...they will use the information they got from those infected files and find some ways to settle the problems.... >_<
2006-07-20 15:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if ur using norton or macaffe just do nothin instead go to trendmicro.com and do a scan there its free and its a REAL antivirus not a piece of crap like norton then do a spyware scan there to if it finds anythin just delete the stuff it finds
do not use system restore ull be restoring the viruses to becuz those files will also be infected every 1 knows its safer to have system restore turned off !!!!!
2006-07-20 14:51:25 · answer #4 · answered by personnosrep 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I, personally, will delete them, and if it can't be deleted, iw will be quarantined, if it can't be quarantined, it is "probabbly" system file, you must replace the infected file with a new one, and delete the infected file after replacing. Keep in mind that I personally will do that, consult for more answers. Good day!
2006-07-20 14:51:25 · answer #5 · answered by zikatrikz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some say they are able to, yet I even have been using mac considering the fact that 1988 and have not yet had a virulent disease. i think all computers can get viruses, it extremely is purely very no longer likely on a mac for relatively some motives. a million. Unix permissions 2. loss of persons writing mac viruses. 3. extra useful Kernel Isolation 4. puzzling propagation: you will possibly desire to truly installation an contaminated application to get previous the protection structures already in place. All mac viruses or rumors of mac viruses to date have purely gotten into the gadget by capacity of the consumer installation an contaminated application and allowing it get right of entry to to the kernel by capacity of stepping into your protection key. (by no capacity supply a application this variety of get right of entry to except it extremely is from an certain broking)
2016-12-14 11:00:43 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that what he said pertaining with your situation should help fixing this computer virus probem...after that, please go ahead and back up important data of your system, then preparing to return your system to the previous settings(system restore...to the settings before you got infected from the virus)
Please consider yourself warned from the violent nature of the network system...planning to install yourself a firewall...to scan and detect any bad macros/directx files...try using Spyspot search and destroy and adware to help you managing your network front desk...wish you having a good time on the net.
2006-07-20 14:56:45 · answer #7 · answered by Pete 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The virus scanner will quarintine them if it can. You should delete them from there. If it can't quarintine them them you should follow the instructions from the Symantec site on manual removal of the virus.
2006-07-20 14:50:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Delete them if you can...quarentine at least.
2006-07-20 14:50:15 · answer #9 · answered by Du 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quarantine them.. As far as I know, the quarantine will then expound if you have to delete them or not..
2006-07-20 14:52:28 · answer #10 · answered by Lei 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋