Steps to Remove a Virus from the System

Step 1
Install any one Anti-virus Software in your System.

* Symantec Norton anti-virus
* AVG anti-virus
* McAfee
* Microsoft Anti-virus

The anti-virus software should be updated regularly to retain its effectiveness. Then only it will delete new Virus Programs.

Before installing the antivirus, close all open applications and terminate any suspicious processes using Task Manager. Sometimes, you may need to boot into safe mode or safe mode with command prompt to delete suspicious programs and references to them in the Windows Registry (run regedit from the command prompt to open the registry editor).

Removing the virus beforehand might be necessary, as some viruses will not allow an anti-virus to operate. However, if you are not successful, you may still continue with the installation.

Step 2
Scan the System to Identify and Locate the Virus

Usually, the anti-virus will run automatically when the system reboots after the installation.

You may want to run a quick system scan to locate the virus.

Step 3
Troubleshooting the Virus Infected Areas

After the antivirus identifies the infected areas, the next step is to rectify those areas.

Methods of Eliminating Viruses

Generally, the antivirus adopts one of two methods to eliminate the virus:

* Removing the virus – When the virus can be easily identified and can be removed without affecting other files, then the antivirus removes it from the host place.

* Quarantine – This is done when the virus cannot be easily identified removed from the file and the removal of virus means the removal of the complete file. In this method, although the virus is not eliminated, it is rendered inactive by moving the file into "quarantine" and renaming it.

Step 4
Perform a Full System Scan

Even after the virus is removed from the system, the next step is to scan the whole system to ensure that no infected files remain.