How to Remove Malware From Your Windows PC?

Malware is malicious software that attempts to infect a computer or mobile device. It is used for several reasons, such as extracting personal information or passwords, stealing money, or gaining access to your device. Basically, malware is a general term used to refer to a variety of forms of hostile or intrusive software.

Infection of malware into your PC can make it slower than usual, degrade its performance, a sudden spate of pop-ups, and many other anomalous issues. So, it becomes very much important for you to get rid of the malware as soon as possible. In this article, we will discuss how to remove Malware from your Windows PC. otherwise connect for assist by mycustomerservice.

Steps for removing Malware from your Windows PC

Follow the given instructions steps by steps on how to get rid of the malware.

1. Enter Safe Mode: –

   Before doing anything, disconnect your PC from the internet, and don’t use it until you clean your PC. This can help prevent malware from spreading and leaking your private data. If you think your PC has a malware infection, boot your PC into Safe Mode. In this mode, only the required programs and services are loaded. So, if any malware is set to load automatically when Windows starts, entering this mode may stop it from doing so. This is important because it can make removing of the unwanted files easier since they’re not actually running or active. To boot into Windows Safe Mode, you can follow the steps given below: –

• First of all, click the Start button in Windows 10 and select the Power button as if you were going to reboot, but don’t click anything.
• Next, hold down the Shift key and click on Reboot.
• Now, when the full-screen menu appears, select Troubleshooting, then Advanced Options, then Startup Settings.
• After that, on the next window click the Restart button and wait for the next screen to appear.
• Next, here, you will see a menu with numbered startup options. Select number 4, which is Safe Mode. In case, if you want to connect to any online scanners, then select option 5, which is Safe Mode with Networking.
• Now, you may find that your PC runs noticeably faster in Safe Mode. This could be a sign that your system is infected with malware, or it could also mean that you have a lot of legitimate programs that normally start up alongside Windows.

2. Delete temporary files: –

   Now, when you’re in Safe Mode, you need to run a virus scan. But before you do that, you need to delete the temporary files residing in your system. Doing this will speed up the virus scanning, free up the disk space, and even get rid of some malware. In order to use the Disk Cleanup utility included with Windows 10, you need to type Disk Cleanup in the search bar.

3. Download malware scanners: –

   Now you’re ready to use a malware scanner. And fortunately, after running a scanner most standard infections are removed.In case, if an antivirus program is already present in your system, then you should use a different scanner for this check, since your current antivirus software may not be able to detect the malware. Keep in mind that, no antivirus program can detect a hundred percent of malware. One kind of antivirus program is real-time antivirus programs. It runs in the background and constantly watches for malware. The other kind is an on-demand scanner, which searches for malware infections when you open the program manually and run a scan. You should have only one real-time antivirus program installed at a time, but you can have more than on-demand scanners installed to run the scans with multiple programs and ensuring that if one program misses something a different one may find it. In case, if think that your PC is infected, then it is recommended to use an on-demand scanner first and followed with a full scan by your real-time antivirus program.

4. Run a scan with Malwarebytes: –

   After downloading the malware scanner, it is the time to run a scan with it. Start the full scan of your PC with the scanner. While your malware scanner is scanning, you can see how many files or objects the software has already scanned, and how many of those files have been diagnosed as being malware or infected by malware. After the scan is being completed, you will see the results. If the software identified your system clean and healthy but you still think that your system has acquired some malware, try the scanners as mentioned in the earlier step. If the malware appears to be gone, you can run a full scan with your real-time antivirus program to ensure the result.

5. Fix your web browser: –

   Malware infections can also damage Windows system files and other settings. One common malware trait is that it modifies the homepage of your web browser to reinfect the PC, show advertisements, prevent browsing, and all this might annoy you. So, before launching your web browser, check your homepage and connection settings and fix your browser.

6. Recover your files if Windows is corrupt: –

   If you removing the malware seems you impossible or if Windows isn’t working properly, you might need to reinstall the Windows. But before wiping your hard drive, make sure to copy all of your files to an external USB or flash drive, backup your device drivers. Remember, you can’t save installed programs, you will have to reinstall the programs from discs or redownload them. After everything is backed up, reinstall the Windows either from the disc that came with your PC, by downloading the installation image from Microsoft, or by using your PC’s factory restore option.

7. Keep your PC clean: –

   Always you should have a real-time antivirus program running on your PC(computer), and make sure that, this program is always updated. You can also choose one of the many free programs that provide adequate protection or if you would prefer a more robust Antivirus program, you can buy the subscription.

Apart from following these steps, always try to Keep Windows, other Microsoft software, and Adobe products up-to-date. Make sure that, Windows Update is turned on and enabled to download and install updates automatically. If you are not comfortable with this, you can set Windows to download the updates but let you choose when to install them.