How to Remove a Trojan Virus

A Trojan virus is faulty computer program that can infect remote computers by changing the desktop or deleting important files. Generally called a Trojan Horse, it appears as a legitimate file or software from a trusted source, therefore tricking users into opening it or downloading it. Take action and protect your personal computer files by learning to delete this Trojan virus.

How to Remove AutoRun Viruses From Vista

AutoPlay, a feature of Autorun, automatically reads the content of a USB drive upon inserting the removable media into the USB slot. Windows Vista will then, by default, launch any audio, video or setup files contained on the USB drive. Viruses and other malware exploit Autorun and AutoPlay to spread viruses contained on the USB drive and infect the hard drive of any computer that accesses the removable media's contents. However, you can use Command Prompt to manually remove Autorun viruses from Windows Vista.

How to Remove a Genuine Virus in Windows

The Windows Genuine Disadvantage virus is a particular pesky piece of malware that infects computers running Windows XP. When the virus infects your machine, it essentially makes Windows run as though it is not verified. When this virus first came into existence in 2006 it was a bothersome, almost crippling virus. However, with antivirus software always advancing, it is easy to remove this malware from your machine.

How to Remove a Virus From System Restore

Windows System Restore is a feature that allows you to save a restore point of your computer's system files. This restore point can be used to roll back your computer's files to a working condition in case of a crash or file corruptions. However, if a virus has infected your system files, your restore point may be infected with the virus, too. The only way that you can completely remove the risk of this virus is by cleaning out your system restore points.

How to Remove the Rundll32.exe Virus

Rundll32.exe is a Windows operating system component responsible for running certain aspects of applications like Internet Explorer. However, Rundll32.exe is also the name of a virus. By impersonating legitimate software, the virus hopes to get you to delete an important file from your computer by mistake. For this reason, you should use a tool on your computer to remove the virus. It will delete the impostor and leave the real.

How to Manually Remove a Virus Alert From the System Tray

Computers provide much in terms of business and entertainment. Even so, they are susceptible to viruses. These viruses are programs that cause problems with the computer's operation. Sometimes viruses place false alerts in your computer system tray. These alerts look legitimate but aren't. They can interrupt your work by popping up repeatedly. To get rid of these virus alerts from the system tray in Windows 7, you'll need to remove the file that is generating the popups manually.

How to Remove MBR Viruses

The first sector of a hard drive or disk is the Master Boot Record (MBR). The MBR has the data your computer requires regarding the partition sizes of the hard drive as well as the operating system partition information. When a computer driven by MS-DOS is started, operating system support files are searched for upon booting, and then the Master Boot Record is loaded into the computer's memory. The MBR then continues to load the next operating system support file, which loads the computer's operating system. MBR viruses infect the boot sector, which allow them to avoid detection by your computer's anti-virus system and can continue to spread through copying themselves to new floppy disks inserted into the computer, or through other computer files. Use of updated anti-virus programs is the easiest means to remove a MBR virus from a Windows computer.

How to Remove a Hotmail Virus

The Hotmail virus, also known as Hotmail Hacker, is a malicious program designed to steal your passwords. The Hotmail virus has the ability to steal your Hotmail or MSN Messenger password. This allows a remote hacker to view your personal information, which might include online banking passwords, credit card numbers and personal messages. If your computer is infected with the Hotmail virus, you will want to remove it immediately. You can do so manually using utilities available on the Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems.

How to Delete Iexplore.exe Virus

The iexplorer.exe is a file used by the Windows operating system to help run Internet Explorer. However, if the file has become corrupt or taken over by a malware file, you need to correct this issue by stopping the file from running on the computer system. This is because the file begins to slow down the entire computer system. This process is a relatively quick procedure.

How to Remove Rootkit Virus from Windows XP

Rootkit is a type of malware. Malware, although technically different than a virus, is just as undesirable for your computer. Rootkit can corrupt your system tools and libraries needed to run Windows programs. They can usually be detected by a signature or heuristics-based anti-virus program. Unless you can discover the specific Rootkit and manually remove it, the only sure-fire way to completely eliminate a Rootkit Virus is to back up all of your important data and reinstall Windows.