HOW TO QUARANTINE / REMOVE COMPUTER VIRUS

written by Gina
Virus can do lots of damages in your computer, such as destroying important files and folders in your system, cause your computer to malfunction in many annoying ways. Your computer can be infected with with virus through transferring and sharing of files like documents, photo, videos, GIF`s and info-graphics. The most common means of contacting virus is through pornographic, GIF`s and porn-videos. This is because, virus programmers have observed that porn website carries the highest number of traffic or audience on the internet. So, when they create virus, they spread it through using the media i have just mentioned to make money from ignorant users. How they make money by spreading the virus is by creating antivirus software for you to buy so as to cure the virus which they have created.
Now you see that virus is a serious business, you need to know how to get rid of them when it eventually attacks your computer. Below are some ways you could terminate virus in your computer.

MANUAL METHOD WITHOUT ANTI VIRUS SOFTWARE

1. Open the windows Task Manager by right clicking on the task bar, then select Task Manager from the popup menu or Hold down the CTRL, ALT and DEL buttons simultaneously to open Windows Task Manager. Once opened, click on the Processes tab. The list of the entire current processing program appears. Copy any strange program that appears and search online if the program is a virus. Once confirmed it’s a virus, click the End Process button for this file to delete it.
2. Open System Configuration utility and click the Startup tab. It shows list of the entire executable program that appears once computer is booted. If any strange or unknown program is seen, delete the file.
3. Buy registered Anti-Virus software from software vendors or download and install Anti-Virus software on your computer.

 

Anti-Virus

Antivirus is software that is programmed to protect computer devices form viruses and to remove viruses that are found in the computer devices. The antivirus can perform in both automatic and in manual ways, but both the automatic and manual always run in the system background tirelessly working to fight against viruses (on access scanning or real-time protection).  The automatic antivirus on its own frequently scans the hard drive, system program, all the executable files and folders. The manual antivirus pops up notification whenever it detects virus and the user chooses to scan any infected program.

How Anti-Virus works

There are two major ways antivirus works to detect and get rid of virus and malware.

These include the DEFINITION and HEURISTICS method.

The definition method – Definition has files which contain database of signatures of existing viruses and malware. These virus signatures are being updated by their programmers from time to time as new virus program comes up so as to protect users from every new invented virus. During virus scanning process, if the antivirus detects a file which matches the exact code with one of the signatures, the antivirus stops and sends the suspect to SANDBOX, the sandbox then stops the suspected program from running and if the program is confirmed to be a virus, it puts it into QUARANTINE or notifies the user with the option of continuing with the suspect program. Some antivirus program deletes such suspect program without putting them into quarantine.

The Heuristic method – Heuristic is embedded in antivirus program to help identify new malware or even the modified existing malware without using the signature. Heuristic method performs faster than sandboxing because it does not execute the file and then wait to record its behavior.

 How to remove Virus in computer with antivirus software

Some virus and malware are difficult and almost impossible to be removed in manual way. Hence, it is advisable to use antivirus software to remove those tough damaging virus.

How to remove virus with anti-virus software

To remove virus using antivirus software:

1. Purchase antivirus software

First of all get your antivirus software. Buy from a trusted vendor or download from a trusted website that offers free download and do ensure you are on the right source to avoid falling victim of hackers spreading virus in the name of antivirus. It is preferred to go for paid AV where you can pay yearly subscription for updates or download from company that is known to be producing software. And moreover, they often update new virus definitions that can recognize the latest threats. There are some operating systems that offers free anti malware that is in built such as Windows OS version 8 and 10 have in them Windows Defender.

2. Download and Install AV on your computer device

    To start installations close all program and application running on your computer. An internet connection will be needed to update the software at the end of the installation process.

3.      Update the AV software

Reboot your system after the installation then connect to internet and download the latest version of the AV after you have successfully installed the AV. Then do ensure you set the software to update automatically preferably on weekly basis to enable you receive updates. Again, ensure you always update your operating system in order to make it compatible with the new AV software updates.

4.      Scan your computer device for virus

Scanning is the main information security feature of AV software. The scan process identifies malware / virus by going through Definition method- that is; (files which contain database of signatures of existing viruses and malware. If it identifies any virus that matches the one in its database, it sends the result to admin panel where it notifies the user whether to delete it manually or automatically. Computer device should be scanned regularly, especially when user deals on downloading and exchange of files. Therefore, it’s very important to automate your installed AV programs. To automate the scan, go to settings, schedule option then chose a time or duration for automatic scanning.

Different Brands of Anti-Virus software

These are some of the present Anti-Virus software available both offline and online. The offline anti-virus software comes in compact disc which can be installed on your computer device. It uses a security key provided to complete installation as well as provide support and online help for the software update. The online version can be downloaded from the company website to the particular computer device the user is currently using to connect to the company’s website.

These are some of the Anti-Virus software:

AVG

Avast

Avira

BitDefender

BullGuard

ClamWin

Comodo

ESET NOD32

F-Prot                    

Kaspersky             

McAfee

Netlux                    

Network Associates             

Panda Software    

RAV                      

Sophos                   

Symantec (Norton)               

Trend Micro         

Vipre                     

Webroot                                                                             

Importance of Anti-virus software update

The need to update existing antivirus software in our computer device is equally important as installing antivirus into our computer because the updated version of the antivirus software is designed to attack virus that is newly created by hackers which is not programmed to be removed by the old version of the antivirus.