How to clean your laptop from viruses

Each user wants his own equipment to serve him for a long time and with the absence of various problems. However, it should be as secure as possible against probable viruses. After all, their degree of danger can be different: from an annoying banner to the theft of information to electronic wallets. In addition, there is a category of pests that destroy components on the hard disk. That is why it is so important to protect the device and take all possible actions.

Signs of viruses on the laptop

Of course, it is not always possible to determine the presence or absence of infection. But if at least one of the following points corresponds to your situation, then it is recommended to immediately find the source and eradicate it.

• unexpected images appear on the monitor. There may also be an incomprehensible kind of message;
• sounds uncharacteristic for standard work are reproduced;
• periodic failures, freezes in the process of interaction with the unit;
• sudden launch of the system without user permission;
• warning from the firewall about trying to connect any program to the Internet. Provided that the person did not run it;
• self-distribution by email of various letters to all contacts;
• significant reduction in performance;
• frequent notification of error detection directly from the system;
• failure to load when the operating system is turned on;
• involuntary changing files, missing folders on the desktop;
• change of browser behavior for inadequacy. For example, the tab does not close. In addition, it may not run at all, as well as redirect to other sites;
• activation of the indicator responsible for access to the hard disk. In this case, the owner of the laptop did not apply to the programs.
• friends receive referral links requesting to go through it, which were not originally sent to them.

Cleaning the laptop from viruses step by step instructions

To prevent this kind of media from entering, it is advisable to install a special platform and clean it. This is done through the following steps:

1. Most owners of electronic technologies are aware of the existence of Kaspersky Anti-Virus. Thus, you should go to the official site kaspersky.ru, find the desired product.
2. After that, click on "download" or download it in another convenient way for you.
3. Then, when the link is loaded, you can proceed to the direct installation.
4. It will take time for the automatic unpacking to take place. In conclusion, you just need to accept the "install" button.
5. Further, it should be noted "accept" and "below". When the process is over, you should click on "ready" so that the antivirus can boot.

After the download phase is over, you can proceed to the activation and, accordingly, to the very detection of infections.

• in the area that will be available to you, you must select "activate trial version";
• after verification, you will receive a message indicating completion;
• in the main layout you need to pay attention to the image "check" and click on it;
• you will see the process begin. If the problem is found, simply click on "delete";

Attention! If you are convinced that a malicious object is present on your device, and the activator has not detected it, then use a slightly different method:

• here you will need BIOS parameters. Therefore, they need to be configured in order to eventually boot from the disk. Using the special buttons F5 and F6 select the boot from CD in the option “boot device priority”;
• hold F10 to save changes;
• From now on, it is necessary to press any key on the keyboard during the download of Kaspersky Rescue Disk. Otherwise, the OS will join the interaction;
• further need to select the desired language. After that you should click on the number “1” to confirm the license agreement;
• Kaspersky will have to use in graphical mode. So you should choose the desired disk and mark "perform the scan of objects";
• the result is the same as in the previous version: if the application finds suspicious objects for you, it will offer you to eliminate them, change them or send them to quarantine. Therefore, you must select a manipulation, and then - enter.

How to prevent viruses from getting into the laptop

There are many tips that will definitely help each person to protect their device from malfunctions.

1. The most reliable option - the operation of anti-malware platforms. It is they who are able to search for spies who every day can try to penetrate your mail, folders, and so on. So, for owners of windows it is recommended to learn more about the "defender". It is free and part of the OS. Also, its functions can be customized "by itself". For example, define an automatic update through the "center".
2. In addition, beware of those emails whose senders are unknown to you. Many defects are transferred in this way - as an attachment. So you should open only the expected letters.
3. Although pop-ups are most often used as advertisements, some of them may contain unsafe code. Therefore, it is best to enable the blocking function of this kind of windows.
4. When using Internet Explorer it is better to make sure that the smart screen is activated. He will be able to protect you from characteristic attacks by warning about the permissible danger of the site. And due to the proposed notifications you will know about the reputation of a particular download.
5. A periodic Windows update also turns out to be helpful. In this way, weak areas in the security structure will be gradually closed.
6. Thanks to the control over accounts, you will be able to access information about logging into your account from various coordinates.
7. And frequent cleaning of the cache and log history will make it harder for the media to collect your data.