What do i do to run a virus scan?

Question

What do i do to run a virus scan?

Answer 1

There is a Free one online from microsoft. i use it, it works pretty well, you should try it.

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-au/defau...

Answer 2

if u dont know how to run a virus scan u shouldnt be on the pc!

Answer 3

do you have a virus scanner installed on your computer? if not then I suggest you install the free version of AVG.

Then, once you have that installed, you double click the icon for the program. It might update and once it's done updating, click "computer scanner" and then click "scan whole computer".

It's best to have the internet disconnected when you do this.

Answer 4

Firstly, you need a realtime antivirus on your PC:

Avast anti-virus better definitions, anti-spyware and anti-rootkit built in, faster and more reliable:

http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Editi...

Setup Guide:

http://cotojo.wordpress.com/2008/07/15

Use online scanners as backup scanners:

Housecall:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com

or  BitDefender;

http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

or F-Secure:

http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols...

Answer 5

This one is free and I like it because there's no download and you can run it in Internet Explorer http://www.expressmetrix.com/pc-audit-in... It's really easy!  

Answer 6

You install a virus scanner (preferably avast) and follow the instructions.