Friday, March 2, 2012

How to Remove a Virus From a Computer for Free

Having detected a virus movement in your PC, you must have been worried about losing your valuable office documents, personal images, songs etc. The fear is genuine because if there is a virus in your PC, there is more than 100% certainty that it must have started the destruction it is supposed to do. In fact, your computer might have started showing common symptoms of a virus infection like freezing at times, shutting down itself, and a non-responding web browser among other things. Considering this, we have brought a free online virus removal manual to help you remove virus and clean your PC.

Instructions:

If you have an antivirus program installed on your PC, launch it and update with recent virus definitions. Doing so will maximize its capability of understanding behavior of the existing virus and immediately remove it. When updates have been downloaded, you must run a full virus scan (recommended) from the program. Do not run a custom scan as only the selected drives and folders will be scanned but not the entire computer.

When the scan has finished running, prompt the program to remove the virus-infected files. Exit the program window. Connect to the internet and browse to Trend Micro's website (trendmicro.com, do not forget to prefix 'www.' in the front). You will be running a free online virus scan using Trend Micro's free utility.

When on the website, browse to the For Home section and locate the House Call link. Open it and download the desired 32bit or 64bit version tool for your Windows operating system. Save the file by pressing the Save File button.

When done, navigate to the saved file's location, look for HousecallLauncher.exe and open it. Press the Run button. Wait for the tool to download all the latest updates, click to accept the agreement, and hit Next. Hit the Scan Now button to begin the scanning procedure. Wait for the scan to complete. Afterwards, instruct the tool to remove the infected files. Exit the tool's window.

Download and install Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free. Type malwarebytes.org (prefix 'www' in the front) in the address bar of your internet browser and hit Enter. When on the website, browse to the Products section and download Anti-Malware Free. Save the file and run its installation. Follow the on-screen prompts and complete the installation. If prompted, restart your PC. When done, launch the program and update it. Afterwards, perform a full virus scan and delete the virus. Exit the program window. Your PC has been safely gotten rid of the virus and other infected files without spending a penny.

Additional Tips:

Even if there is no antivirus installed on your computer, perform the same procedure to get a virus out of your computer. If it is a dangerous, powerful virus that has hidden into the root of your PC, you should take help of a professional online virus removal support instead of spending hours dealing with it. The more time you take looking for the virus files, the more destructive the virus becomes.

The Author of this article is associated with V tech-squad Inc, V tech-squad Inc. is a cloud based technical support provider to consumers and small businesses. if you have any problem while performing the above steps and need technical assistance for online virus removal, You can reach V tech-squad online technical support at their Toll Free No