There are many antivirus software available to remove viruses from computer. But there are some viruses or suspicious files which can’t be removed by any antivirus software. Some suspicious files such as autorun.inf initiate all the viruses in pc.
These files must be removed for safe operation of your pc, because they may lead to data loss, software damages etc.Here's a trick to remove all your viruses. Follow the steps given below to remove viruses using cmd ( command prompt )
Finding & Removing Viruses Using Command Prompt
Follow the below guide only if you think any of your drive is affected with virus or if you think there are some harmful files and you want to delete them.
Step 1: Go to start menu and type “cmd” in the search box or Start>all programs>accessories>command prompt.
Step 2: Select the infected drive,to do so type in CMD , C: to go to C: drive.
Step 3: Now type dir/w/a . It will show all the files of the drive including hidden files.
Now Check if there is any file or virus that you are not aware of and you think might be Harmful to your PC.
Step 4: Usually there is Autorun.inf file which you must delete it. to do so Type in attrib -h -r -s autorun.inf and press Enter. Type del autorun.inf and press Enter. Follow this for all other drives.
Step 5: We have now Succesfully found and deleted autorun.inf file from D drive. if you find any .exe file which is unknown to you. then delete it using the same above method.
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