how do i get rid of a virus on my own,on my pc,that the ol' hubby put on somehow?
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You definitely need to get some anti-virus software. The two most popular being Norton AntiVirus and MacAfee AntiVirus.\n\nDo you have an AOL account? If you do, they will give you a free copy of their (privately labeled MacAfee) AntiVirus software.\n\nThere is something to be aware of. Once a virus is running on your computer, it usually tries to prevent you from removing it. Make sure you startup your computer in Safe Mode the first time you run the virus scan, so that it can't start up and prevent you from removing it.\n\nPersonally I use Norton AntiVirus, and am pretty happy with it. Not only can it scan your computer to remove viruses, but does a superior job of blocking them in the first place. It even gets those nasty ones that hide in certain web pages. You can get Norton AntiVirus from your local consumer electronics store, or from the Symantec web site.
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Start Menu/Control Panel/Add and Remove Programs would be where I would start.  Maybe get a virus scanner McAfee works quite well.  and get the updates.
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Try using this from microsoft:\n\nMalicious virus removal tool:\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx\n\nGood Luck
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go at Symantec Security Center or search with Google.. take note that this virus may have a zillion of aliases (thanks to the AV companies).
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Try my advice from a previous post....\n\nDepending on the severity/quantity of viruses, you may want to look into:\n\n1) If you have an anti-virus program, run a full scan on your system. Look for McAffee or Norton antivirus tools in "programs" for starters.\n\n2) If you have no antivirus program installed, try AVG free addition. It is easy to install and you'll receive regular updates to counter new virus attacks. You can also use tools to run full scans on your system. You can download it at: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl\n\nOr, try the following link:\nhttp://housecall.trendmicro.com/\n\n3) If a PC is plagued with viruses, your best bet is to clean the system BEFORE it boots. This can be done by using some free tools available. Check out:\n\nhttp://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/intro/\n\nYou use PE Builder to make a bootable CDROM that loads a windows-like interface in memory. Because none of your hard drive files are locked they can be cleaned of any viruses. BartPE provides free McAffee plugins that you can run to accomplish this. WARNING: you have to fairly computer savy to work with BartPE. You may want to recruit a friend to help. It's more work, but I've found this to be the most effective way to clean your system.\n\nHTH,\nD
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By reinstalling windows xp on your machine. There is no free software that will be able to get rid of all viruses and trojans
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Go to the 'Quarantined Items' or 'Virus Vault' section of whatever antivirus you have got , select that trojan and click on 'Delete'. Thats all!
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Depends entirely on the type of virus ... visit Symantec or Trend Micro and enter the name of the virus into their search engines ... you should be able to download a removal tool or at least instruction on how to remove it
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The virus should be deleted by the software automatically. Try to delete manually. Otherwise, you insatll a standard antivirus soft ware such as Norton,  AVG , Avast ( free antivirus software  and Ad-aware, Ewido ( free spyware removers). You can download free softwares at\nhttp://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
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http://www.azvirus.com/adware-180sa-removal\n\ntry the link above....
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First of all to avoid an infection, use a firewall. To remove the virus, try scanning your hard drive for it using an anti-virus software. If you think that your antivirus is infected, download someother antivirus. Or use stinger ( http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ ), a standalone virus removal tool.
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find where it installs itself, then go to that folder or the place in the registry and delete it (regedit)\n\nI dont recommend it\n\nIt's best to scan with several virus/spyware programs. There's several online ones free that you can use. I like panda and bitdefender best because they've found the most viruses. Adaware is best for removing spyware.\nhttp://www.jimmyr.com/security.php
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There is a free online virus scan called Trend Micro. I have been using it for 3 years and I've never had a problem. Otherwise you can delete it yourself by finding the registry key and the file where it is located on your computer. I wouldn't recommend that to someone who isn't computer savvy though.
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Wht would you want to do this . My viruses have shown up inn these places.
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There are a few things you can try:\nSymantec's web site has a comprehensive list of viruses and the removal tools for them.  They also have an online scanner that should remove the virus.  Microsoft has a new service that checks and scans your computer for viruses and clean them out.  Trend Micro is another company with an online virus removal service. see website list below:
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Might want to do a virus scan
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You may have transfered a virus onto your computer