Windows 10 comes with Microsoft Defender, which is a full-featured antivirus/antimalware suite designed to protect your PC from viruses in real-time. As long as you keep Microsoft Defender running, it will catch most viruses and malware before they can be installed on your PC. If you have any other apps open on your PC, you should close them now.

Windows 10 comes with Microsoft Defender, which is a full-featured antivirus/antimalware suite designed to protect your PC from viruses in real-time. As long as you keep Microsoft Defender running, it will catch most viruses and malware before they can be installed on your PC. If you have any other apps open on your PC, you should close them now.

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Click Clean up system files in the lower-left corner of the window. Check every box in the middle of the window (you will have to scroll down to see the last few boxes). Click OK, then click Delete Files when prompted.

Go to https://docs. microsoft. com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns in your computer’s web browser. Click the Download Autoruns and Autorunsc link near the top of the page. Double-click the downloaded ZIP folder. Click Extract all, then click Extract when prompted. Open the extracted folder, then double-click the Autoruns file to open Autoruns.

Find a suspicious service in the Autoruns list. Look up the service online to confirm that it is a virus, making sure to note any removal instructions. Delete the service and any files or folders related to it. Repeat this process until you’ve removed all of the suspicious services from the Autoruns menu.

In extreme cases, your computer’s virus will corrupt the browser’s files so that it can’t be changed from within the browser settings. If so, you’ll need to uninstall the browser in question and then reinstall it later.

Other freemium antivirus software includes Avast, Norton, and McAfee. If selecting another option, do research to make sure you are not downloading a fake antivirus.

Other freemium antivirus software includes Avast, Norton, and McAfee. If selecting another option, do research to make sure you are not downloading a fake antivirus.

You can back up your files to prevent data loss, but keep in mind that doing this will most likely back up the virus as well. If you can afford it, take your computer into a professional repair service before this step. They may be able to remove the virus for you.

Click Spotlight (the magnifying glass) in the top-right corner of the screen. Type in activity monitor, then double-click Activity Monitor in the search results. Click the CPU tab. Select a program or service you want to force-quit. Click X in the top-left corner of the Activity Monitor window. Click Force Quit when prompted.

Click the Apple menu and select Restart…. Click Restart when prompted. Immediately hold down the ⇧ Shift key. Release the ⇧ Shift key when you see the login window appear.

Go to https://www. malwarebytes. com/mac-download in your web browser. The download should start automatically. Double-click the downloaded PKG file and follow the on-screen instructions to install. Other freemium antivirus software includes Avast, Norton, and McAfee. If selecting another option, do research to make sure you are not downloading a fake antivirus.

This process can take over an hour to complete.

If Malwarebytes didn’t find any viruses, you won’t see the Confirm option here.

If Malwarebytes didn’t find any viruses, you won’t see the Confirm option here.

If Malwarebytes didn’t find any viruses, you won’t see the Confirm option here.

Open Finder. Click Applications on the left side of the page. Find the app you want to remove. Drag the app icon to the Trash. Click and hold the Trash icon, then click Empty Trash when prompted.

Open Spotlight, then type ~Library and press Return. Find the folder for an app you deleted (the app’s name should be in the folder). Drag the folder to the Trash. Empty the Trash by clicking and holding its icon and then clicking Empty Trash.

You can back up your files to prevent data loss, but keep in mind that doing this will most likely back up the virus as well. If you can afford it, take your computer into a professional repair service before this step. They may be able to remove the virus for you.