[Virus Removal] Is Your Computer Infected with Virus, Spyware or Other Malware?

If your computer system running slow and giving you random problems, it might be infected with some virus, spyware, adware, trojan or other malware programs. Don’t worry, this topic will help you in removing all malicious software from your PC.

Just follow these simple steps:

Table of Contents

STEP 1:

First of all you’ll need to download HijackThis tool released by TrendMicro.

Advertisement

UPDATE: The official download page of this tool is no longer available, so we have uploaded the utility at our server for your convenience. All credit goes to the developer of the program.

You can download it using following link:

Download TrendMicro HijackThis Tool

Then send us a notification request using the contact form given at following page:

Contact Us

STEP 2:

In our reply, we’ll help you in using the tool and removing the suspicious items from your computer. We’ll tell you which entries are bad and should be fixed. Note down the suggested entries and boot your Windows in Safe Mode by pressing “F8” key at system startup and select “Safe Mode” option. If you can’t boot into Safe Mode, check following topics:

Once you boot into Safe Mode, run HijackThis tool again, select all suggested entries and click on “Fix checked” button.

Advertisement

HijackThis_Fixing.png

Restart your computer and it’ll remove the suspicious items from your computer system.

Don’t forget to install a good antivirus and anti-spyware in your computer and scan your computer system regularly with the antivirus and anti-spyware for better protection.

[Top 5] Best Free Antivirus and Anti-Spyware Software for Windows

You can also use online scanners to scan your system for free:

Ultimate Collection of Best Free Online Virus Scanners

STEP 3:

If you still face other problems such as Task Manager, Registry Editor, etc disabled, check out following topic to fix it:

[Help & Support] Frequently Asked Problems (FAQ) with Solutions

Published in: Troubleshooting Guides

About the author: Vishal Gupta (also known as VG) has been awarded with Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award. He holds Masters degree in Computer Applications (MCA). He has written several tech articles for popular newspapers and magazines and has also appeared in tech shows on various TV channels.