When I restore my computer does it also get rid of current viruses/trojans??

Question

For instance say today I got a trojan on my computer but my stupid norton won't fix it....if i restore my computer will the trojan be gone??

Answer 1

what restore are you talking about? If you do a system restore point it won't, the virus might get trapped in between, but if you restore it to its factory settings it will wipe off everything from your drive.

Answer 2

Nope, you'll ahve to get a better virus program like Bitdefender. Try booting into safe mode and running Norton.

Answer 3

well when i rebooted mine it did

Answer 4

yes it will. however you should only use computer restore as a last resort because it will wipe EVERYTHING including the operating system and unless you have the proper recovery disks or have decent computer skills it might be hard for you to get back after restoring. you can try other things first...norton may not fix it because it is out of date. try avg its a free anti virus and works great or you can use hijackthis(but this is for a more skilled computer person as you have to manually find and delete the trojan through this program.) gl

Answer 5

Depends on what you mean by restore. If you reinstall, yes, they'll be gone.

Answer 6

Download antispyware free edition and run a full scan.. its the best! and will get rid of those pesty trojans!!!!