Guide To Remove Virus, Trojans, Spywares, Etc - Guides & Tutorials
Virus scanners
AVG Free
Anti virus scanner
Trend Micro Housecall
Online anti virus scanner.
Anti spy/malware
Windows Defender
Anti spyware scanner. Windows 2000 and XP only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal
Anti spyware scanner
Firewalls
Use both a hardware and software firewall.
Be advised as dual software firewalls may cause problems
ZoneAlarm Free
Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
Free firewall - more configuration options
Removal tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind
HijackThis
Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested!
McAfee Stinger
Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder
CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.
cCleaner
Removes unused and unwanted files from your PC
Anti Trojan
Ewido
Effective utility for finding and removing Trojans. Windows 2000 and XP only.
NOTE: New users might find going through the following steps to be useful:
1. Turn off System Restore if applicable. (Windows ME & XP users)
2. Run Ccleaner
3. Run Ad-Aware
4. Run Spybot
5. Run Microsoft Antispyware
6. Run AVG Free
7. Run Ewido
8. Re-start in Safe Mode
9. Re-run AVG Free
10. Re-start in Normal Mode
11. Turn on System Restore if applicable. (Windows ME & XP users)
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