Saving data on the virus attack

Not only damage the hardware and malfunctions that can be dangerous to Windows. Many computer viruses are programmed in such a way so that they can damage the system by deleting files or change the configuration important. If you are such a virus, you must act quickly.

Isolate: First, disconnect all network connections or online. The best is to remove the cable or revoke the Access Point if you are in the WLAN. This way you can avoid the destroyer program that is not spread to other PC or sent to another user via e-mail.

LOT: If you have to install antivirus programs, then do the scanning to complete all the drives and files. Although painful, let the antivirus program to delete the files that infected, because often not possible to remove the virus without the rest of the EXE and DLL files. These files often can not fully functional and can even memprovokasikan crashes in Windows.

Cleanup: Only files such as documents from Word DOC files that can be cleaned perfectly with the antivirus program. This file is usually infected with the virus macro and can be cleaned to remove the existing macro. After that, copy the file to a safe place.

Format: After your card-file backups of all important, you should make the format the hard disk for security.

Booting from the CD: If not available, the virus scanner, run back to the computer using a diskette or CD. If not, then there is a risk the virus will spread. If not available boot media in a safe, make the media in the computer free of viruses. Caution: The function of a write protect the disk must be used.

Scanning in DOS: If the partition that has been formatted with FAT or FAT32, so now you can run antivirus programs for DOS and check drivenya. Software that is suitable for the "F-Prot Antivirus for DOS." This program is available free for home users.

Dismantle the hard disk: To NTFS partition this more difficult. If there is no antivirus program that has been installed, it is advisable to install a hard disk into the computer free of viruses that have an active antivirus programs. Then let the software that checks the hard disk and delete the infected files. In the infected hard disks to make sure that does not run programs or open files.