my computer has a virus and i was told to just reformat Any ways i have some things on my computer that i want saved. like my music subscription . How do i save this
2006-11-21 04:11:49 · 6 answers · asked by love 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Get a good virus scann program and scan your computer to include the boot sector. Also make a bootable disk and do a scan from of your c drive from the disk. When you scan are complete and your machine is virus free backup your data to CD or DVD. If you still need to format then do it at that time.
Reformatting your computer is of no use if the files that you want to keep are infected. You will just be restoring infected files back to your computer.
Only reformat if necessary.
2006-11-21 04:19:37 · answer #1 · answered by Eric R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before I would reformat, I would try to use different anti-virus programs in an attempt to remove the virus. There are some Free virus removers on the Internet.
You can save your files on by copying them to Cd's or other media, but you might also by copying the virus, and when you place the files back on your computer, you could be placing the virus back on the reformat ed computer.
Get a good anti-virus program, and you scan the Cd's for any virus before copying them back to your computer.
2006-11-21 12:20:02 · answer #2 · answered by festus_porkchop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You first try to carryout system restore to a day previous to the day when there was no virus.This date may be one week or one month . You have to decide the date. The problem will be solved. Then,You insatll a standard antivirus soft ware such as Norton, AVG , Avast ( free antivirus software and Ad-aware, Ewido ( free spyware removers). You can download free softwares at
http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
After running the virus scan delete all temprory internet files including off line content and also unwanted files and temp. files. Finally, carryout a defragmentation . Your system will be back to the normal...!
2006-11-21 21:27:23 · answer #3 · answered by RAS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont reformat it get rid of the virus as for saving data burn it to cd http://bartman1.blogspot.com/ this site tells how to hunt down viruses and delete them manualy
2006-11-21 12:14:53 · answer #4 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't "Reformat!"
Try one or more of these first:
Free Anti-virus:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
http://www.free-av.com/
http://www.trendmicro.com/hc_intro/default.asp
http://www.superantispyware.com/
Other Anti-virus help:
http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/
http://www.cert.org/other_sources/viruses.html
Free Online Virus Checks:
http://onlinescan.avast.com/
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
2006-11-21 12:16:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
save all ur data and other files on a removable drive or any rewritable cd.
after ur computer is formatted and fresh again,restore all data
thanks!!!!!!!!!
2006-11-21 12:15:35 · answer #6 · answered by ASHISH2006 A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋