Nowadays, Antiviruses can be very expensive. If you don't have any money to spare, and can't spend your money on a antivirus to delete a virus. You can locate a virus manually using the Windows command prompt
Steps
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Go hit start
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Than click on Run
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In the searchbox type in cmd.exe
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When you click on OK a windows should come up Simalar to this:
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First, type in the Infected Drive such as for example: dir/p C:
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DON'T HIT ENTER YET! Type in the end switch such as s - h *. * /s /d and press ENTER
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The command prompt will load all the files in your drive. If you see anything suspicous for example: Autorun.inf or a .exe file. These files you need to watch out for.
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If you see the .exe and the autorun.inf than you have just found a tainted file.
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Write the prgram name and where the program is located.
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Rename the Autorun.inf so you can open it without activating the virus. Rename it as a rar. extension.
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Go to start, and double click the My computer icon.
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Select the tainted drive, that has the infected file. Find the program directory that contains autorun.inf.
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Right-click on the file you renamed "virusfile" and choose "Delete."
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Right-click on the ".exe" file and choose "Delete." You have now removed the virus from your computer's hard drive.
Steps
Locate Viruses Using the Attrib Command Step 1.jpg
1
Go hit start
Ad
Locate Viruses Using the Attrib Command Step 2.jpg
2
Than click on Run
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3
In the searchbox type in cmd.exe
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4
When you click on OK a windows should come up Simalar to this:
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5
First, type in the Infected Drive such as for example: dir/p C:
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6
DON'T HIT ENTER YET! Type in the end switch such as s - h *. * /s /d and press ENTER
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7
The command prompt will load all the files in your drive. If you see anything suspicous for example: Autorun.inf or a .exe file. These files you need to watch out for.
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8
If you see the .exe and the autorun.inf than you have just found a tainted file.
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9
Write the prgram name and where the program is located.
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10
Rename the Autorun.inf so you can open it without activating the virus. Rename it as a rar. extension.
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11
Go to start, and double click the My computer icon.
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12
Select the tainted drive, that has the infected file. Find the program directory that contains autorun.inf.
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Right-click on the file you renamed "virusfile" and choose "Delete."
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Right-click on the ".exe" file and choose "Delete." You have now removed the virus from your computer's hard drive.