What I do if i have viruses on my computer? and how do i get all the virus gone?

Question

how do i get them away from my computer i didnt go nowhere that i wasent suspose to and this all havng pop ups and stupid things to down load.... if i have viruses how do i get them away? and is there any protection so i dont get anymore??

Answer 1

VIRUS REMOVAL STEPS:

this will be long,tedious and frustrating but it needs doing step by step

XP:

most nasties are set to reside in your restore system. clean them out and forget to close SYSTEM RESTORE BEFORE you start clean up and they return when you reboot.

do this while OFFLINE!
start--all programs--accessories--system tools--system restore--settings--drive [ c ]--setting
check off and while there,click--hold--drag slider to 5% and recover 10% hard drive memory

control panel--internet options--general
delete:
cookies--history [ and set days to keep to 0 ]--delete temp internet files

privacy tab:
advanced--override--allow session,allow 1st party--BLOCK 3rd party [ spyware/tracking ] cookies

Recycle Bin
click on recycle bin and empty it

right click recycle bin--select properties--drag slider to 3% to recover 10% R.A.M. or disk drive memory.

Disk Clean:
all programs--accessories--system tools--disk clean [ and later disk defrag ]
choose DISK DRIVE [ C ] to clean,wait,click ok [ twice ]

now go back and do disk defrag [ select analyze--run or ok ]

Empty Prefetch Folder
my computer--local disk drive [ c ]--windows--prefetch
select file--choose select all--press delete key on keyboard

now--IF you have any protective programs [ anti-virus--anti-spyware ] installed,NOW is the time to run those.

should you NOT have ANY protection programs installed:
Avast--anti-virus
AD Aware--anti-spyware
Rootkit Revealer--anti-rootkit
PC Tools Firewall--firewall to replace MS's deficient firewall [ turn that sucker OOF ! ] and replace with above.

once you are clean,return to sytem restore and turn it back on [ reverse above instructions ].

choose to create a new restore point,name it and you're done!

Vista:

vista is a bit different,yet almost the same.
getting to internet options is the same,so look at the instructions for what to do with XP above

disable system restore:
right click computer on start page list--select properties--select system protection--uncheck os [ c ]
REMEMBER TO RESET SYSTEM RESTORE AFTER YOU ARE DONE WITH VIRUS CLEAN UP AND CREATE NEW RESTORE POINT !

disk clean & defrag
control panel--perfromance,information & tools--click disk clean up
select drive [ c ]--ok--okclick delete files

disk defrag is on the same page along with disk clean except it's called advanced tools
see XP instructions on what to do--when

again,just like XP,run your anti-virus--anti-spyware cleaners

you can get what you need for protection programs from here
http://browseraddons.friendpages.com

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Run the four scans here should be good to go when done.

disable your own antivirus. Before starting

.http://groups.msn.com/WindowsXPCentral/infectionremoval.msnw

When done turn off system restore reboot and reenable system restore