How to Remove a Virus on My PC That Has Affected My Virus Scanner

Some computer viruses do not allow you to access your antivirus programs.

A computer virus is a program that has the ability to spread itself from one computer to another. Most computer viruses are designed to complete some malicious task. For example, a computer virus might delete your files, disable your disk drives, or flood your computer with pop-ups. Moreover, some computer viruses disable your virus scanner in an effort to avoid detection and deletion. If your computer is infected with a virus that has disabled your virus scanner, you will have to remove the virus manually.

Instructions

End Infected Processes

1. Press "Ctrl" + "Alt" + "Delete."

2. Click on the "Task Manager", and then click on the "Processes" tab.

3. End all of the processes associated with the virus. For a list of associated processes, type the name of the virus into the FasterPCCleanClean.com or Spyware Remove search box. Alternatively, you can type the name of the process into the Process Library to see if it is associated with a known virus.

Delete Infected Registry Entries

1. Hold down the Windows key and press "R." The "Run" box opens.

2. Type "regedit" into the "Run" box and click "OK." The "Registry Editor" opens.

3. Delete the registry entries associated with the virus. To delete a registry entry, right-click on it and select "Delete." For a list of associated registry entries, type the name of the virus into the FasterPCCleanClean.com or Spyware Remove search box.

Delete Infected DLL Files

1. Hold down the Windows key and press "R." The "Run" box opens.

2. Type "cmd" into the "Run" box and click "OK." The "Command" prompt opens.

3. 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 virus. To find the associated DLL file, type the name of the virus into the FasterPCCleanClean.com or Spyware Remove search box.

Delete Infected Files

1. Click on the "Start" menu.

2. Click on the "Search Programs and Files" box.

3. Search for and delete all of the files associated with the virus. For a list of associated files, type the name of the virus into the FasterPCCleanClean.com or Spyware Remove search box.

References

• Microsoft Support: Computer Viruses

Resources

• FasterPCCleanClean.com: Search Box
• Spyware Remove: Search Box
• Uniblue: Process Library