How to Remove Spyware Manually
Having spyware on your computer can cause a nightmare for you. It can even cause your computer to crash if you do not handle the matter immediately. It is always recommended to install not just one, but several different spyware and adware tools. This will help to make sure your computer never gets infected in the first place. Unfortunately, even with these measures in place, it is possible to pick up spyware which can create a nightmare for your system. This will require you to remove the spyware manually.
Before getting started, make sure you feel comfortable removing spyware manually from your computer. If you are afraid you will delete anything you may need, this is not recommended for you. This is both because it will cause you a lot of stress, and you may end up not deleting files which need to be deleted. If you have any doubts, take it to a professional rather than trying to fix it yourself. For those who have the confidence, here is a basic idea of what you are looking to do.
Remove the Hard Drive
The very first thing you will need to do is remove the drive which has spyware on it from your computer. The hard drive will have to be connected to a clean computer in order to remove the files which are corrupted. This is possible by after installing the hard drive in the clean computer, turn on the computer and hit F11 as soon as the first screen comes up. This will give you the option of which drive to boot from. It is imperative you boot only from the clean drive.
Remove Temporary Files
There are many different locations you may have temporary files located on your computer. This will include the general temp folder as well as temp folders for your internet explorer, local settings and windows. Make sure there are no temp files in any folder before moving on to the next section. You should also make sure the recycle bin is emptied as the deletion of files from your computer usually sends them to the recycle bin which means they are still on the computer drive.
Perform Full Scan of Computer
In order to make sure there are no files left on the computer which are corrupted, it is a good idea to run an antivirus program as well as a spyware program. This will make sure the computer has no infected files on it. Should anything be found, make note of their location. Once the programs have eliminated the threat, go to the location of the infected files to see if there are any other files which need to be deleted.
By removing the spyware manually, you will save yourself a lot of money from having to take your computer in to a specialist. It is very time consuming to remove the spyware from your computer. This reason causes a lot of people who have the knowledge of how to remove the infected files to bring their computer to someone else to clean.
