Minggu, 10 Juni 2012

4 Ways of Removing Computer Viruses

By Martin Posse


Viruses exist almost anywhere when we talk about the computing and internet surfing environment. They can come from emails, infect a program you downloaded and install to your computer's memory without your knowledge. A computer infected by a virus usually slows down, hangs and behaves unusual leading to more serious damages like corrupted files and a dead hard drive. Learning how to remove, delete and destroy this tiny destructive self-replicating programs is a must for today's computer owners who spend most of their leisure time surfing the net through social networks receiving an infinite number of emails and spams a day. Beware of these devils before it's too late.

Stay away and beware of harmful programs

Viruses only wait for a security breach on your computer for them to enter and start destroying your machine. Preventing this devils from entering your computer is the best way of preserving your machine's performance both hardware and software wise. Installing virus protection programs is one way of prevention and as well as performing a regular system maintenance check. An ounce of prevention is always better than a pound of cure!

Ways to Remove Computer Viruses

Virus removal by system restore

This tool available on Windows operating systems (XP, Vista, Windows 7) restores your windows system to an earlier working image version before the virus entered your computer's memory. Removing the virus first using an antivirus is required before a system restore is done. Booting your computer on a system restore option is one way of using this tool or it can also be accessed through the control panel option. Either way works the same. After the restoring action is done, a wide/ full system scan is required so as to fix all existing errors.

Registry repair virus removal

There are also instances that a virus attacks your computer's registry making your computer slow and hang most of the time. A simple way to remove the virus that causes this is by downloading free registry repair software or just letting windows do the process. After the registry repair, do the wide scan and remove all detected viruses.

The Antivirus Way

Most antivirus software brand offers free version but the capabilities are limited. Investing on a license for your antivirus program will help you rid away from viruses. Once you have installed the software just execute a full system scan and delete all detected viruses. This antivirus programs also automatically detects viruses on emails or USB's. It's really worth the money you invested!

Doing the last way: Reformat

Reformatting your hard drive is the last resort you can use if you really want to restore your computer to its previous fast performance. Before doing this step, it is advised that you set up a back-up partition first to preserve the important files you can't afford of losing. Once the partition containing your valuable files has been set up, you're now ready to reformat the other partition containing your operating system. Reinstalling your version of windows is done using your installation CD which came with your computer when you bought it.




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