How to Fix a PC Virus Scan for Free

Many viruses disguise themselves as antivirus programs and run fake virus scans.

A PC virus scan is a legitimate process when run by a legitimate antivirus program. However, there are literally hundreds of fake antivirus programs designed to run false PC virus scans on your computer. These viruses will mimic a legitimate scan and notify you that your computer is infected. The virus will then attempt to procure your financial information under the guise of removing the infection, which doesn’t actually exist. In addition to attempting to procure your financial information, these viruses can slow your computer, change your Internet settings and drain your computer memory.

Instructions

End Infected Processes

1. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete.

2. Click on the "Task Manager."

3. Click on the "Processes" tab.

4. End all processes associated with the PC virus scan. To end a process, right-click on it and select "End Process." Often, the associated processes will include the name of the PC virus scan. However, to determine if a process is associated with the PC virus scan, type the name of the process into the Process Library at the link below.

Delete Infected DLL Files

1. Click on the "Start" menu.

2. Click on "Run."

3. Type "cmd" (without the quotation marks) into the open box and click "OK." The Command Prompt will open.

4. Type "regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll" (without the quotation marks) into the Command Prompt and press ENTER. Note that "SampleDLLName.dll" should be replaced with the name of the Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file associated with the PC virus scan. This information can be found by typing the name of the PC virus scan into the search box at the "411-Spyware" link below.

Delete Infected Files

1. Click on the "Start" menu.

2. Click on "Search Files and Folders" or "Search Programs and Files."

3. Search for and delete all the files associated with the PC virus scan. To delete a file, right-click on it and select "Delete." To find a list of files associated with the PC virus scan, type the name of the PC virus scan into the search box located at the "411-Spyware" link below.

References

• Faster PC Clean Clean: How to Remove Antivirus 7

Resources

• Uniblue: Process Library
• Faster PC Clean Clean: Search