Everyone hates viruses lol, they can take your personal info as well as your money. So I've written some ways of avoid/detecing/removing viruses.
Avoiding/Detecting Viruses
- Don't download suspicious files
Kind of obvious, but just putting it out there
Pros: Quick, easy to do, free
Cons: Sometimes you just need to download these files
- Using Virustotal
Virustotal is a website that will scan your file/link for suspicious and/or malicious downloads.
Pros: Quick, easy to use, free
Cons: Sometimes there are "false positives" (says there is a virus when there isn't)
- Don't put unknown USBs or removable medias into your PC
They kind also infect your PC even if you don't open the files on the USB
Pros: Easy, Free
Cons: None really, unless you will die of curiosity if you don't open the USB
- Use a firewall
Buy a hardware firewall (like a router). Microsoft includes a software firewall in its operating system
Pros: Easy to download/buy
Cons: Costs some money
Removing Viruses
- Antivirus
Use a known antivirus (can be free but paid is better). I suggest MalwareBytes, they also have a 14 day free premium trial without credit card
Pros: Easy to download, free (if you don't get paid version)
Cons: Might take a while for the antivirus to detect your viruses and remove them, might not work with advanced viruses
- Windows Defender
You can scan for viruses with windows defender, and you will have the option of removing detected viruses or keeping them (don't know why'd you do that)
Pros: Free, easy to use
Cons: Also might not detect advanced viruses
This tutorial was primarily made for newbies who don't have much computer knowledge.
Hope this helped someone
and have a great day.
Avoiding/Detecting Viruses
- Don't download suspicious files
Kind of obvious, but just putting it out there
Pros: Quick, easy to do, free
Cons: Sometimes you just need to download these files
- Using Virustotal
Virustotal is a website that will scan your file/link for suspicious and/or malicious downloads.
Pros: Quick, easy to use, free
Cons: Sometimes there are "false positives" (says there is a virus when there isn't)
- Don't put unknown USBs or removable medias into your PC
They kind also infect your PC even if you don't open the files on the USB
Pros: Easy, Free
Cons: None really, unless you will die of curiosity if you don't open the USB
- Use a firewall
Buy a hardware firewall (like a router). Microsoft includes a software firewall in its operating system
Pros: Easy to download/buy
Cons: Costs some money
Removing Viruses
- Antivirus
Use a known antivirus (can be free but paid is better). I suggest MalwareBytes, they also have a 14 day free premium trial without credit card
Pros: Easy to download, free (if you don't get paid version)
Cons: Might take a while for the antivirus to detect your viruses and remove them, might not work with advanced viruses
- Windows Defender
You can scan for viruses with windows defender, and you will have the option of removing detected viruses or keeping them (don't know why'd you do that)
Pros: Free, easy to use
Cons: Also might not detect advanced viruses
This tutorial was primarily made for newbies who don't have much computer knowledge.
Hope this helped someone
and have a great day.