How to Find Computer Virus ?
What is a Computer Virus ?
- A Computer Virus is a software program with an ability to make copies of itself, which attacks itself to other applications or files. Some virus may cause only testing effects while others can damage your hardware, software or files.
- Almost all viruses are attached to an executable file. It is important to note that a virus cannot be spread without a human action. Because a virus is spread by human action people will unknowingly continue the spread of a computer virus by sharing infecting files or sending emails with viruses as attachments in the email.
Detection Of a Computer Virus:
- Sluggish Performance
- Unusual pop-up dialog boxes
- Unexpected Crashes
- Disabled Antivirus Tools
- Changes to your browser homepage
- Slow internet connections
Trick 1
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Step 1:
- Go to Taskbar and click Ctrl+X and then it will open a Window automatically.
- Through this window, we can easily go to admin panel. This window is called Windows PowerShell.
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Step 2:
- Afterwards, Use the command shutdown /s /f /t 0 and click enter. Then its shutdown automatically and restart again. Go to the previous window screen by clicking the same key used before, which is Ctrl+X or else go to start and choose right click option. Then its shutdown automatically and restart again.
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Step 3:
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- The next step is to go to Task Bar -> Right click -> Task manager. Then all your process will be shown.
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Step 4:
- Check whether if there is any other unwanted process and if any of doubtful files shown then go to search online for getting the details like ‘which port is working’.
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Step 5:
- Check the properties for its genuine or not. If the process is doubtful then we need to alert.
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Step 6:
- We can also search online in browser, to check whether its virus or not.
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- In short, if any .exe process running unwantedly, then we need to find what type of .exe process.
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Trick 2
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Step 1:
- Go to Windows Defender and click open to windows defender firewall. Before wards, window 7 has Microsoft security Essentials. Now they replaced as windows defender.
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Step 2:
- Turn ON and click ok, then defender will be activated. After turning on, network will be safeguarded.
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Step 3:
- Also check security and maintenance, then click restore defaults. Microsoft suggested settings will be allocated.
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Step 4:
- In Security and maintenance settings, Security includes network firewall, wireless protection and open internal security settings.
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Step 5:
- Then it’s open new window and if any threat happen means it will be shown here.
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Step 6:
- Click open app to view antivirus. We can also enable windows defender antivirus to scan periodically.
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Step 7:
- Then windows defender will scan a computer regularly. Windows defender is a product of Microsoft. By this way, we can detect a virus easily.
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