How do I clean my computer of viruses?

Often, users are faced with a variety of Trojans, malicious files that adversely affect the system settings of the browser or operating system, all the time interfere with advertising sites or malicious ads. Standard Windows protections do not work very often, and the question arises: how to clean your computer of viruses for free? You can protect yourself from this in several ways. How to do it - we'll figure it out in this article.

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How to get rid of viruses on your PC device?

Various threats can get into the computer's operating system via the Internet, from someone else's media or when installing malicious software.

Important! The development of protection systems( antivirus products) entails the "evolution" of malicious software. Today, they can easily "take root" into autoload, reappear after futile attempts to get rid of them.

Is it possible to quickly clean the computer of viruses, because secure your personal computer becomes harder? But nevertheless, there are actual ways of protection:

• The most effective, true and rude way to get rid of viruses is to reinstall the OS.But you should understand that with a complete cleaning of the system from viruses, you will also lose all your data. This means that all the data that was on your computer will be lost.

Important! No one cancels the system backups, but then there is a risk of saving the virus along with the copied data.

• Full disk cleaning( formatting).An effective method, if there is a certainty that the malicious "villain" has not settled in the system partition.
• Restores the previous state of the computer. For example, Windows is able to roll back to its previous state, when the system was not infected with viruses. If you use this function, the new files will disappear and be replaced with the old ones.
• One of the correct ways is to use a proven antivirus. There are trial versions and just free versions that every user can easily find.

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How to detect viruses and prevent a threat?

You can also detect malicious programs and files in several ways:

• You should pay attention to the computer's efficiency. If the performance has deteriorated noticeably, then there is a high probability that this happens just because of malware. Accordingly - it's time to clean your computer of viruses.
• You should also look for threats if your browser and system settings "unexpectedly" have changed. In this case, work behind the device is accompanied by uncharacteristic for this and excessive advertising, the standard search engine has changed, when you open the browser, unknown sites are opened to you.
• Well, one of the most effective ways - detection with the help of antivirus. It is not recommended to suspend the work of the antivirus and disable the firewall if you do not trust the software that "asks" to do such actions.

Important! Remember that when unwanted software is detected, it is worthwhile to temporarily disable the Internet if the problem is solved without it, because an attacker can have access to your computer.

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Software that should be used

It's no secret that there are many useful programs available in the public domain that can protect your device. Here is a small list of the most rated software, according to users:

1. Web - one of the most wonderful programs that are in the public domain. It has a lot of bundles with different functions. It is not exacting to the "resources" of the computer, it has a convenient and intuitive interface.
2. Free utilities from the Kaspersky Lab. It also has great popularity among users, as it is supported by a large and "smart" virus database.
3. CCleaner is an integral program that every user must have. At the click of a button, it cleans the registry and the cache from the "garbage", restoring the initial working capacity of the device.
4. AVZ is a reliable, popular utility that allows solving the most complicated problems with malicious software. Completely free.

This is a small part. There is a lot of free and useful software that is easy to find without making any special efforts. Therefore, in fact, in spite of all the variety of "pests", it is not difficult to clean the computer of viruses at home. The main thing is to worry about it in time.

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We put in order the RAM and the

registry We will tell you how to monitor the RAM on a PC.If RAM is always busy with something, then it's worth to see what it is. You can monitor this through the task manager. Immediately through it, you can stop processes that "eat" the memory. There are utilities designed specifically for this. For example - Msconfig, which is also free.

Important! If, after these actions, problems with RAM are not lost, you should contact a qualified technician.

Clear the registry will not be difficult, just do all this at least once:

1. Open the "Start" panel.
2. Open the "Run".
3. Write regedit and click OK;
4. Before your eyes, Registry Editor. You need to expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER partition, select Software.
5. Carefully study the entire list, select from it records about already deleted programs. Delete the entries about the deleted programs.
6. Restart the computer.

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Computer - not a trash

If the nature of your activity does not require a "sudden" restoration of the files that you just sent to the trash, why not clean it? Let's not forget that deleted files take up space on your hard drive.

The cleaning procedure itself has no difficulty and is to right-click on the basket label and select the "Empty Trash" item.

Important! Also, the basket itself and some of the software presented above have a function of automatic purification, which alleviates the task doubly.

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Using free disposable utilities

If after all the actions you did not manage to completely clean your computer of viruses, then there are antiviruses that are designed for one-time verification of your device. It's enough to just download it and run it, and such software has several advantages over classic software:

1. It is free. The vast majority of such antiviruses do not charge money for use.
2. Easy to use. Such software has a primitive and understandable interface.
3. Small size. Such programs "weigh" within 100 mb.

Important! Unfortunately, one-time utilities are disposable and that they can not provide permanent protection, and it is not always convenient to download the file time after time. We advise you to resort to this method of "treatment" only when the usual antivirus can not cope and other methods also do not help.

The best utilities

Consider three most popular disposable utilities:

1. Dr. Web CureIt!- a handy software, which is famous for the fact that it can not be "killed" during the check. This feature makes it invulnerable to active viruses.
2. Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool. It works on the same principle.
3. ESET Online Scanner. Its feature is that it works inside the browser.

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What, in the end?

Yes, add something special and nothing. It is enough to follow all the above instructions, which will help you easily avoid any threat to your computer.

Remember that timely action will save you trouble, but if you tackle the problem too late - rather go for help to a specialist, otherwise - you may not face the most favorable outcome. Do not forget to do regular checks, then the "purity" of the computer will only be in your hands.