Virus Malware removal the only way you can be sure is to clean install Windows from scratch

[@jameswright5627]

The sad truth is that some pc users don't want to listen to great advice like yours. I listen and follow this advice and am a safer user for this, thank you for your common sense thinking.🙂

[@RCSky7711]

A Trojan is really no joke, I have two pretty much identical laptops both with windows 11, and one of them has a Trojan. There are so many extra tasks, renamed actual tasks with incorrect icons, etc. My system restore points have all disappeared except for from last week, I have even seen my mouse moving on its own, and programs open that I have not used when I come back from the other room. It's pretty scary

[@dripinbeats]

update ?

[@aqwawaaa]

what did you do to get rid of it i just got one

[@djordemahoney]

​@@aqwawaaacan you identify it and name what distributor it is? Like is it redline, vidar, bitlock etc you know what i mean?

[@KrugerFS]

Agreed, safest is to format and reinstall, or just stay away from dodgy sites and downloads, but sharing thumb drives is a huge culprit. It was possible to remove some virusses years ago, but it took finding references to a virus in regedit, stopping services, and deleting dodgy exe's.

[@justaWdiff]

I’m watching this now as I reinstall windows after I willingly saw and acknowledged the supposed trainer for a game looked suspicious in multiple ways and ran it anyway for nothing to happen. “Oh well” Thankfully my time with Arch has made me very comfortable with this procedure.

[@maiden5427]

The virus wont even let me reset the pc let alone remove everything

[@_inSight__]

I have peuraveric virus. Just wondering how long the process takes to start from scratch, like deleting everything and reinstalling everything.

[@Barkley6587]

So if i have a virus and i factory reset my pc will i be safe because i downloaded a virus and i did not know it was but if i rest and remove files i will be safe? Because the virus that was on my computer was pulling my passwords and other stuff i just want it gone no matter what it takes so if i reset this pc i will be safe?

[@GoldenEagle0007]

Say if a pc is infected, would that make a everything else infected like a USB that you have few driver's on?

[@maxitron3000]

What happens if you have all your files backed up in Dropbox? I have some important files I can't lose, so what's the best way to keep them? I know Dropbox doesn't scan for viruses, so would it be pointless to do a clean install and then download my backed up files from Dropbox back onto my computer? I don't know how else to retain my important documents...

[@guillermoratou]

My pc has a virus, is the "restore this pc" option enough to delete everything or should I reinstall from a usb drive??

[@ReinhardX]

i once had virus in my laptop. It was harming my device. So i installed Avast. the av found the virus and contaminated it and i manually deleted it by the av from my pc. My laptop is okay now.

[@_Area-51]

You should still reinstall windows just incase, mine was still infected even after it was removed

[@franciscohorna5542]

never had a issue with windows 10 been using it since 2017 and never had to reinstall windows here actually had to replace hard drive with ssd thats only time windows was reinstalled other than that never had a virus cause i update everything on here windows browsers and software and also use norton 360 delux and actually just install malwarebytes and it removes everything even rootkits to no need to reinstall also a friend of mine been using windows 10 since 2015 on his laptop and has never ever reinstalled windows once and its still working perfect he is using bitdifener free edition and malwarebytes premium and always updates everything on his system

[@DownWithGru]

What about the choice reinstall locally or over internet? Which one?

[@greteshensem]

I've 2x clean install my laptop, even that my gmail in clean device (another smartphone) Keep noticing random OTP code. What should I do? I worries my account will be hack again😢

[@axelpatricio96]

My laptop has a problem that a chrome browser will automatically open and play a KZbin video. All of the videos are channels of viet or thai. Will doing recovery in my laptop solve this problem?

[@contemplator1993]

Perhaps this is best solution. I should have came across this video soon. Simply I wasted a week trying to remove an adware with the help of Malwarebytes.

[@rahul-qm9fi]

same

[@Jxz416]

Hey was wondering if i need to usb reset to make sure there all gone because i got a pretty long list of trojans and backdoors will the normal factory reset be good enough or usb better?

[@masongassman7006]

did yoy ever find out?

[@ultranoob975]

I've got virus in my PC and it won't let me open windows defender menu, install antiviruses, or let me create a windows recovery key. Whenever I click on the reset this PC under updates and security, it auto closes the window and prevents it from popping up. I've even run Tron but it's been of no use. Can you please help me reinstall windows 10 on my pc?

[@tecsure]

Damn thats some serious virus, to the point that even tron dosent work?! Did you ever find a solution to this? I'm not that experienced but I'd say the best way out, if you haven't found a solution yet, is to just fresh reinstall with a USB stick, (download windows installation media from a different computer to the USB just incase the malware dosent spread to the download somehow)

[@computech7892]

Do Windows Security block Malware Viruses?..

[@Mustfa4Real]

is cloud install remove the viruses im windows 11

[@michaelbaskinmichael9862]

Have cleaned pc and downloaded from Microsoft then installed but Trojan is still there. So how to remove when you have wiped it clean and installed from usb

[@WCT]

You did not remove everything, you have some infected files or you USB drive has a virus on it. You have to delete everything

[@pagedprawn3760]

​@@WCTeven the drivers?

[@Pug.]

You guys don’t listen to him on the antivirus part because antivirus does work just if you aren’t already infected already. So make sure you get an antivirus if you don’t have any viruses yet as it will prevent you from getting most malicious viruses. (I would recommend getting a paid antivirus like Norton especially if you have personal information that is important to you on your computer but the free ones work just fine). But if you are already infected there’s no chance of you saving your files and you will need to reset your windows. (This time you should get an antivirus. 😂)

[@jalawto]

So I have to get rid of my files as well?

[@contemplator1993]

Unfortunately, Yes...

[@rogershults5607]

sir you are exactly right my friend you are correct back years and years ago I had Windows XP and I had this software with download free music and I got a trojan anytime you're downloading free music free movies are x-rated movies Lookout you're going to get something you don't want if you stay away from illegal websites your computers going to be a lot better off I want to thank you for all your KZbin channels and all your great videos I'm looking forward to talking to you on amateur radio one of these days 73's good DX

[@loz52460]

100% True!. 👍

[@kimxgamer]

Does system restore work to remove the virus?

[@wubboxku8380]

No

[@radd696]

none of this works because of the consistent and persistent creation of the windows.old folder during a reinstall

[@WCT]

A clean install does NOT create a Windows old folder..learn what a clean install is, you do not seem to know

[@shieysarajevo9275]

Does reinstalling windows removes everything? Or you still have trojans and definetely make disk clean from 0 from usb again

[@sunshadehatgamer9142]

@@WCT Old reply I know but I am curios, should I also reformat hard drives while i am at it? Like deleting the whole partitions and everything just to be extra sure? Sorry if this is a dumb question I am new to PC

[@vqsxd]

@@sunshadehatgamer9142I would. I heard they can create hidden partitions. Since AI has exploded so has viruses with AI in them (maybe)

[@Phant0mide2196]

I downloaded a game from oceanofgames website and since then I reset my windows like 3 times but I am not able to open virus and threat protection the options on it are greyed out and are non clickable. I can't even click reset this pc option ​@@WCT

[@rodrigosilva2939]

Não tem a menor ideia do que está ensinando.