How do you delete a virus or piece of software manually if you know the name of it?
How would you remove it if it keeps saying access denied!

19 Responses to “How do you remove a virus or piece of spyware manually if you know the name?”

  • Jerad S says:

    ok most virus protection is crap

    they are stealing ur money by charging u

    if you know the file name and location
    and obiously cant remove it with the norton crap

    you need to get a file remover
    simple google file remover x

    and if you know where its hiding you can zap it with that

    it take some patience and a few trys
    (well for me it did)

    but dont trust norton or anything elese
    i swear they even give u a virus

    just use a firewall
    i hope u figured this out like i did good luck

  • phatitalian1238 says:

    u would have 2 delete it or if that doesn’t work then u need some kind of virus protection like McAfee or Norton

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  • johnguy says:

    pray.

  • Samuel Adams says:

    You need to run Spybot in Safe Mode (tap F8 after powering on the computer and choose to boot to Safe Mode).

  • David W says:

    antibiotic

  • Michael says:

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  • ~*BabyGirlZu*~ says:

    do a complete virus scan on all the files in your computer. then remove all files that are detected.

  • Russo says:

    Search your computer for the file

    then delete it

  • Ryan says:

    Use antivirus program such as this good free one, avg
    Sometimes you cannot remove it manually so that’s when the program come in play

  • D DD says:

    Google the name of the malware that you know you have.

    Learn as much as you can about it- they’re all different.

    Personally, I recommend learning how to backup & reformat your computer. If you don’t know how to do this in the first place you are already at risk of a general hardware failure eating up a ton of your time.

    Might as well learn on your own time and know how to deal with such problems when they occur.

  • beest says:

    i use advanced spyware remover. its free from download.com. i run it after everytime im on the web.

  • JackO07 says:

    Use an anti-virus/spyware definition encyclopedia or reference manual on a commercially available website and they will tell you how to effectively remove it.

  • JDT says:

    TrendMicro’s Virus Encyclopedia at http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default.asp provides step by step removal instructions for most viruses.

    If you know which virus it is you can look it up there and then follow the instructions to manually remove it and clean up after it.

    If you are denied access, that means its still running.

    You can try End Task on the process tab in Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+DELETE > Task Manager).

    You can also run MSCONFIG (Start > Run >MSCONFIG or WindowKey+R then MSCONFIG) and locate the program on the Startup tab, uncheck it, and reboot.

    That should let you delete it. You could also reboot in Safe Mode and try removing it then.

  • krazykid933 says:

    Try running a search for it by going to Start/Search and deleting it from there. Or go to Add/Remove Programs on the Control Panel. If that doesn’t work run a search for the name and how to remove it on the Internet. You will be surprised what you will find online.

  • George N says:

    If you know the name of the problem code, you can likely search on the internet for detailed instructions on removing it. I don’t recommend this, though. Unless you really know what you’re doing, you can really hose up your system.

    There are all kinds of variations of malware. There is no generalized way of removing them. That’s what keeps the anti-virus industry going. They have experts figure out the gory details to remove a particular problem, then they build that information into their product so removal looks automatic to the customer.

    Even if you know the name, that’s often just a name given to the malware by a third party to identify it. That name may not be buried in the code at all.

  • Samuel says:

    Use the program ‘Unlocker’ – it forces deletion of most files, even if a process is running it. I like ‘HijackThis!’ for manual deletion of any non-default registry changes – it guides you through the various settings that have been applied to your computer and who has set them (the virus’s name). You can also enter your computer’s registry to delete keys that make it start up with the computer, etc. One program that found a very tough virus was actually a Microsoft trial program…I can’t remember the name, but it deleted a VERY recent strain that had hit me. To prevent viruses in the future, Avira AntiVir has NEVER failed to point them out and kill them with screaming tocsins the moment they infected me (i.e., when I openend a progam).

  • 4vg.com Online Support Tech says:

    So you know the name… you should of posted it, it would help us to know the name.

    What you need to know is which files are active infections and which infections are hidden or shown.

    The better spyware and virus infections out there today use a two prong attack. Some files/programs are used to create, protect and recreate the infection that you do see.

    So you will spend all your time trying to find how to remove the infection that you see but all that time leaving the infection that you don’t see alone. It a great tactic.

    If access is denied the infection(s) is running as a windows service, a driver or is loading up at bootup.

  • FIRE STORMER says:

    Use McAfee

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