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When browsing the Internet these days and downloading stuff like shareware, freeware or trial software, it is pretty easy to get infected by a stubborn computer virus. And viruses are not your only problem on the Net. Other malwares like trojans and spyware are in every corner of cyberspace waiting for a victim to infect.
It is nice if you have an antivirus software installed on your PC with real-time protection. If you do not have one and got infected, chances are that the virus cannot be easily removed if you install an antivirus after the fact. By then, the malware has embedded itself in the system in such a way that it runs as the system boots and prevents antivirus software from functioning properly.
In cases like this, it may help if you boot on safe mode and run antivirus and antispyware from there. Window’s malware removal tool is also good. But if this won’t work, then your only chance is to use a Bootable Antivirus CD.
When using this CD, we boot ourselves into an environment running a stripped down version of Windows in ram disk and not the Windows from the hard disk. This way, viruses, trojans, spyware, adware and rootkits that infected your hard drive won’t even have the chance to run. As a result, they will be helpless and you will have a 100% success rate of removing the malware. Restoring infected files is another story, though.
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