Tuesday, November 6, 2018

What to do and Not do when your windows computer infected. ( Spyware, Malware and Bots )


Most windows 10 computers easily  get infected due to following reasons.

1. Using pirate copies of commercial software.
2. Installing unwanted web browser extensions - chrome, firefox.
3. Installing free softwares without checking the author of  the software.


So if you feel your computer is not doing well here is the list of things you should not do.

1. Do not make any online payments until you satisfied with your system;'s safty.
2. Do  not use any free virus removal tools or do not run any browser based system checks.
3. Do not install a cracked version of antivirus software.



So here is the To Do list.

1. Backup your important data to a portable hard drive you can format.
2. Install a trail version of a commercial antivirus software and run a full system scan.

You can use AVG, Norton, Kaspersky any commercially recognised product.

3. After scanning you can remove the anti-virus software  and switch back to windows defender.




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