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Finding & Removing Viruses Using Command Prompt

 
 

Follow the below guide only if you think any of your drive is affected with virus or if you think there are some harmful files and you want to delete them.

Step 1: Go to start menu and type “cmd” in the search box or Start>all programs>accessories>command prompt.

Step 2: Select the infected drive,to do so type in CMD , D: to go to D: drive.

Step 3: Now type dir/w/a . It will show all the files of the drive including hidden files.

Now Check if there is any file or virus that you are not aware of and you think might be Harmful to your PC.

Step 4: Usually there is Autorun.inf file which you must delete it. to do so Type in attrib -h -r -s autorun.inf  and press Enter. Type del autorun.inf  and press Enter. Follow this for all other drives.

Step 5: We have now successfully found and deleted autorun.inf file from D drive. if you find any .exe file which is unknown to you. then delete it using the same above method.

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