How to find viruses on the conputer?

3339>Whatever security system you have you click scan and it scans your computer for viruses
Reply:Well, your virus scanner should be doing that. So you can run a complete scan. If you also mean worms, trojans, spyware, I would use separate programs. Like adware and spybot 15 and superantispyware.





Print these out and use if you want





*Download, install and the get the updates for the following, (but DO NOT RUN A SCAN YET):





Adware


http://www.download.com/3001-8022_4-1073...





Spybot15


http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirro...





SuperAntispyware


http://www.superantispyware.com/download...





*Then, DISCONNECT from the internet.





*Go to Start%26gt;Settings%26gt;Control Panel%26gt;Internet Options and delete all browsing history (cookies, temporary internet files etc). Check the box, Also delete files and settings stored by add-ons.





*Make sure your folder settings allow you to see the ALL your folders, Go to My Computer%26gt;Folder Options%26gt;View. CHeck all the show files boxes and UNCHECK all the Hide boxes. Click apply and ok.





*Go to C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Local Settings \temp


Delete all files. (for each user)





*Delete all in recycle bin





*Next, boot up in safe mode (Tap the F8 key every few seconds as the system boots up until the screen Saying Safe Mode option appears).





*Now run the above spyware programs.





I would also download and install Firefox, its less vulnerable than IE.


http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/


(Then configure it for pop-ups and other things, like Clearing everything when you exit. tools%26gt;options%26gt;privacy tab to clear everything)