{"id":30586,"date":"2018-03-02T20:41:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T15:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=30586"},"modified":"2018-03-02T20:41:49","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T15:11:49","slug":"properly-scan-computer-malware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/properly-scan-computer-malware\/","title":{"rendered":"How to check and scan Your Computer for Malware"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How to Scan Your Computer for Viruses, Trojans, and Other Malware<\/h4>\n
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  1. Download and run the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. This free, Microsoft provided malware removal tool won’t find everything, but it will check for specific, “prevalent malware,” which is a good start.\n

    Tip:<\/strong>\u00a0One way to speed up the scanning process is to\u00a0delete temporary filesso that the anti-malware program doesn’t have to scan through all that useless data. Though it isn’t common, if the virus is being stored in a temporary folder, then doing this might even remove the virus right away before you start the scan.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02. Update your anti-virus\/anti-malware software installed on your computer.<\/p>\n

    Before running a complete malware\/virus scan, you need to make sure the virus definitions are up to date.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 These regular updates tell your antivirus software how to find and remove the latest viruses from your PC.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Important:<\/strong>\u00a0Don’t have a virus scan program installed?\u00a0Download one now!<\/em>There are several\u00a0free anti-virus programs\u00a0available, like\u00a0AVG\u00a0and\u00a0Avast, so there’s no excuse for not running one. On that note – stick to just\u00a0one<\/em>. It might seem like a good idea to run multiple antivirus programs at once but in reality that usually causes problems and should be avoided.<\/div>\n

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    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3. Run a\u00a0complete<\/em>\u00a0virus scan on your\u00a0entire<\/em>\u00a0computer. If you happen to have another non-persistent (not always running) antimalware tool installed, like\u00a0SUPERAntiSpyware\u00a0or\u00a0Malwarebytes, run that too when this is done.<\/div>\n
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    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Important:<\/strong>\u00a0Specifically, make sure any virus scan includes the\u00a0master boot record,\u00a0boot sector, and any applications currently running in\u00a0memory. These are particularly sensitive areas of your computer that can harbor the most dangerous malware.<\/div>\n
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    Can’t Sign in to Your Computer?<\/h3>\n

    It’s possible that your computer is infected to the point that you can’t effectively log on to the\u00a0operating system. These are the more serious viruses that prevent the OS from launching, but there’s no need to worry because you have a couple options that will still work to get rid of the infection.<\/p>\n

    Since some viruses are loaded into memory when the computer first starts up, you can try\u00a0booting into Safe Mode\u00a0if you’re using Windows. That should stop any viruses that automatically load when you first sign in, and let you follow the steps above to get rid of them.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0Be sure to start Windows in\u00a0Safe Mode with Networking<\/em>\u00a0if you haven’t yet downloaded the tool from Step 1 or don’t have any antivirus programs installed. You’ll need networking access to download files from the internet.<\/div>\n

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