Best steps to remove virus from your Computer using command prompt

Have you ever think why virus is still in your computer even after scanning through it with anti-virus severally? Continue reading to find out why.

We all know the kind of damage virus do to our important files/documents, and that is why you learn how to remove virus from your computer. This method does not required anti-virus, but we’re going to achieve this with command prompt using few line of codes.

Don’t panic, you’re not going to learn how to code, it is just a simple line of codes that I will, then all you need is write them in your computer command prompt and you’re good to go.

If though you master how to remove virus from your computer using command prompt, it is advice you still install anti-virus software and scan your operating system once in a while. Doing this, you’re not just depending on one method.

Before I take you down the steps, there certain things you need to understand, first, we’ll scan to see if we can find any missing or hidden files.

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In window system, the C:/ drive does not met to have file such as .exe and .inf

And C:\windows\system32 is not as well met to have hidden or read only files. Example; S H R files

Now that we know the kind of corrupted files making our operating system to have, we need to find them using the “attrib” to check for the files in the above mentioned places.

Step 1: open your command prompt and type in “cd” just after system32>, then hit the enter button on your keyboard, and a new line will automatically start, “C:\>”, type in attrib and hit enter to see if you have “.exe” in C root.

Example;

C:\>cd

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I found sscv.exe and auorun.inf that is not supposed be in “C” root. So next is to delete them.

Step 2: from the C:\>, type in attrib as you did initially, after typing in attrib, give space and “–s –h –r –a –i autorun.inf” then click enter and type in “del autorun.inf” and click the enter key for the very last time.

Now you’re done deleting it, repeat same method with the sscv.exe file.

Let’s now check the system32. As always, anytime you hit the enter key, new line will automatically start, now type in “windows/cd system32" and click the enter key as usual. Again type in attrib then press the enter key and countless amount of files will pop up with their extension.

example;

C:\>windows/cd system32

Note: always try to run the "attrib" command for like 3 – 4 times.

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Check for any file as S H R, if you find any; write them out as we’ll be deleting one after the other. After you’ve written all the S H R files, type "attrib" “–s –h –r –a –i atr.inf” and you type in the delete command on the next line.

Example;

“C:\>windows/system32/del atr.inf”

Press the enter key and you’ve successfully deleted atr.inf file from system32. Now delete all the S H R files you’ve taken down using same step. Cross check again to see if there are still S H R files in the two directories.

Scan and remove virus using anti-virus

If the above step to remove virus from windows system is a bit complicated base on you’re not really use to command prompt, then I assure you to continue reading as you are about learning some reliable anti-virus software to scan and remove virus from your computer system.

Even a new burn baby can tell names of a lot of anti-virus, but the big question is, are they truly working or they just bear the name anti-virus? We will get to find out as we continue reading.

I’m sure you are expecting 100 or 1000 of anti-viruses but I am here to surprise you with only three (3) anti-virus software that can safe guard your computer from harmful programs.

Lists of reliable anti-virus software;

1.     Bitdefender

2.     Norton 360

3.     Malwarebytes

Any kind of defend system you want from anti-virus; you will surly find it in one of the above mentioned applications. To get the best in them, I advice you go for paid ones and the free limited versions that will not give your computer the maximum security.

Note: I still advice you take more time to learn how to use the command prompt, the reason because it helps in clearing hidden virus and free your computer from malfunction.

In the future, I make another blog post were we’ll discuss more about anti-virus. So now you go make research about the three I just listed up there. If you are not fully ready for the paid version, check online to see if you can find free trial version to confirm if they really worth your time and resources.

Bitdefender: consider to be the stand out as its only uses few computer resources to stop harmful programs.

Norton 360: allows great cloud backup tools to safe guard the important data inside the computer.

Malwarebytes: carry out fast scan and cleaning up computer system. It also work with light footprint.

Drop a comment if you find it difficult to understand any part of this article.