How to Delete Virus

How to Remove a Virus By Deleting it.

Removing a computer virus can be challenging, but if you follow these steps you'll learn how to delete a virus from you system.



Be sure to follow the links to free online scanning resources at the end of the article.

Things You'll Need

• Anti-Virus Software
• Free Windows Tool (link below)

Instructions

1. UPDATE YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

   If you don't have any anti-virus software, now is the time to install it. In order to delete the virus, download and install a free version (link below).

   If you do have anti-virus software installed make sure that the definitions are up-to date. If they are not, update your virus definitions and rescan the computer.

   Select the file that the software finds and delete it. ***If you have done this step and the virus is still on your system please see the next two steps.

2. INSTALL AND RUN Microsoft'S MALICIOUS SOFTWARE REMOVAL TOOL

   This Tool checks computers for virus infections by specific software and helps remove the infection.

3. SEARCH GOOGLE FOR SPECIFIC VIRUS DELETION INSTRUCTIONS

   If you've scanned you system using an anti-virus program and found a specific virus that your software can't delete, then write down the exact name of the virus and do a google search for "xxxx removal instructions". Substituting the name of the virus for xxxx.

4. MAKE SURE IT'S A VIRUS AND NOT SPYWARE

   The infection may be spyware, in which case you'll need to scan for spyware using specific anti-spyware software. There is a link below to a free tool by Microsoft and a link to a more detailed article explaining how to remove spyware from you computer.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure Windows is up to date by running windows update.