How to Do Free Online Computer Scan and Virus Removal
1. If you suspect a virus infection in your computer and want
to remove it immediately, here is your free virus removal
guide. It will help you do a free online virus scan for the
virus and its related infected files and remove them from
your computer.
3. To run a free online virus scan, you need to download a
free utility from a trusted website. You can either choose
Trend Micro or BitDefender. Both are trusted websites
that offer free online virus scan tools. Below we have
mentioned the procedure for downloading and running
the tool from Trend Micro's website. The procedure for
other tools will remain more or less the same.
4. Open your web browser and go to Trend Micro's official
website (trendmicro.com, prefix 'www.' in the front). Type
this address in the address bar and hit Enter. When on the
website, click on the For Home tab. there will be two
partitions on the main screen. In the second partition
under Free Tools, click on the House Call link. Click on the
first link Download HouseCall 7.1.
5. Here is the deal. If your Windows OS is a 32-bit
version, then click on the 32-bit version link. If you have a
64-bit version Windows OS, then choose the 64-bit version
of the tool. If you don't know the version of your Windows
and don't even know how to check it, do this little
exercise. If it is Windows XP, click on the Start menu, right
click on My Computer, and then select Properties from the
drop-down options.
6. The General tab will be highlighted by default displaying
different details related to your computer. Look under the
heading System, if you see 'x64 Edition' specifically
mentioned under it, your Windows is a 64-bit version. If
nothing is mentioned under System, it is a 32bit version. If
you have Windows 7 or Vista, click on the Start
button, right click on Computer and then choose
Properties. You will see the type of version you are
running beside System Type.
7. Now that you are acquainted with the version, download
the desired file version of HouseCall. When done, press
the Save File button and choose the location of the file.
Sometimes, the file is automatically downloaded to the
Downloads folder. Browse to the location, look for
HousecallLauncher.exe file, and open it. When
prompted, hit the Run button to initialize the tool's
installation. Wait while the tool downloads all the
component updates. Click to select I agree to the terms
and conditions and then hit Next. When done, click on the
Scan Now button.
8. Wait until the scan finishes. Be patient as it can take some
time. When finished, the tool will display a list of
problematic files and their locations. Hit the Fix Problems
button to clean up all the virus-infected files. When
done, close the window. Since you have now scanned your
computer thoroughly for the viruses and have even
removed them, you must take a step further to make sure
that their traces have not been left in your computer.
These traces can lead to the recurrence of the virus and
consequent problems.
9. Download and run Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free. Go
to malwarebytes.org (prefix 'www.' in the front) and
download Anti-Malware Free's latest version. Save the file
and run its installation afterwards. When done, open the
tool and update it first. Thereafter, perform a full virus
scan. Prompt the tool to remove the virus and related
infections, which were found during the scan. Exit the
tool's window and you are done. Update Anti-Malware
regularly to improve its defense against the existing and
ever-growing virus threats.
11. If you are using Mozilla Firefox as your web browser, it
may prevent you from downloading any such file. Click on
the Allow button to let the file download to your
computer.