August 27, 2009

Malware Removal

Is your system troubled by malware virus, never mind! Every problems has strategic steps that can help you deal with them. Before we highlight the solution to this, we shall start by helping you understand what Malware is. The first step to solving a problem is recognizing it's exsistense and understanding how it works.

How much of malware do you know?

Malware otherwise considered as a malicious software, is the scourge of the Internet designed to infiltrate a computer without the owner's consent. Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses most roocket kit, spyware, dishonest adware, crimeware and other malicious and unwanted software

What effect does it have on the system?

Malware can slow a computer to a crawl by running unauthorized background processes. It can consume bandwidth leading to a sluggish Internet connection, and cause annoying popup advertisements or redirects of your browser. Malware might also bypass security measures, steal sensitive information, and trigger system instability. Luckily, there are various ways to remove malware.
Most computers have at least some anti-malware software already installed, such as an anti-virus program. Try using the antivirus “on-demand” scanner to check your system. Be sure the program’s anti-virus database is updated before starting, and configure the software to not only detect but to remove malware. If the infection is a new strain, it might have slipped by the program prior to the virus signature being added to the database.
If you have a separate anti-spyware program installed, run its on-demand scanner next. If not, it’s a good time to download a program, install it, and allow it to do an in-depth scan of your system. Many malware programs are disguised as anti-spyware, so only use a program recommended and hosted by a well-established, reputable site such as PCWorld, MajorGeeks, ZDNet, TuCows, SourceForge, or the like.

How to remove malware.

As an adjunct to installed software, you can also use an online scanner hosted on a website. Caution is again warranted, as malware sites posing as anti-malware sites.will return false results, scaring the surfer into installing an “anti-malware” program that is actually malware itself. Luckily, there are several, free reputable online scanners, which include the ESET Online Scanner, Trend Micro’s HouseCall, Panda's ActiveScan, Computer Associates’ Threat Scanner, F-Secure’s Online Scanner, and more. Most free online scanners will only detect but not remove malware, though the ESET and Trend Micro online virus scanners do remove malware. An online scan requires ActiveX controls to be enabled and can take a considerable amount of time depending on the scanner and the amount of data to be scanned. In some cases it might be more convenient to let a scan run overnight.
Only one anti-virus program should be installed on a system at any given time, but several anti-spyware programs can be present, though having more than one running as a background process might slow the system or cause conflicts. When you suspect an infection, however, (or as a matter of monthly maintenance), you can open these programs, update their databases, and run the on-demand scanners consecutively to look for and remove malware. What one program misses, another might find. This is also the value in augmenting an installed A/V program with a periodic online A/V scan.
You can also use malware cleaner or malware removal tool.

I wish you a happy and success execution of these action points. CHEERSSSSSSSSS!!

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