This weekend, I had the liberty of fixing a friends laptop. The issue with her computer was that she ran Windows Updates, but once she did, her computer would take 30 minutes or more to log in! Crazy, right?
Well, one of the tools I use when fixing a computer is to run Malwarebytes in Safe Mode to detect any malware, Trojans, spyware and other threats. And sure enough, when I ran the software, it had detected a malware virus along with a Trojan. But, it was already too late for her computer and alas Windows had to be re-installed.
So how simple is it to use this program? All you have to do is download the program (link provided below), run the setup and install. Once you are done installing, you are brought up with the following screenshot.
You can choose from Full and Quick Scan. Other tabs are available as you can. Some of the tabs are not available in the Free version, but can be unlocked if you wish to purchase the full product for $24.95.
I run the Quick Scan in Safe Mode and once it has gone through all my files on my PC, it will let me know whether it detected anything or not. If it did, it gives me the option to clean it. Once I cleaned it, it will ask me to reboot so the files can be removed. I go back in Safe Mode one more time to run in Full Scan just to make sure.
So what if I don't run it in Safe Mode? Well, you can run it normally, but I do it in Safe Mode because it will kill the services of that threat right there, while sometimes, not always, the service of the threat can still be lingering around in the Windows environment.
Well, there you have it! It's a pretty neat software and is handy to have it on a USB drive. Check out the source links below for more information and the download link! Tune in next Saturday!
Download: Free Download
Source: Malwarebytes
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