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- Keep Viruses and Malwares at Bay Without an Antivirus on Windows - March 8, 2013
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People keep searching for Antiviruses on web all the time and keep getting irritated of their computer when it gets hanged or any unwanted activity by viruses and malware in their windows computer.
Don’t you too keep searching for a better Antivirus every time you detect it on your computer? Give Up !! Those Antivirus are taking you nowhere.
I have also heard from experts that those Antivirus companies themselves add some non-harming viruses when you download those free versions of software; and when you scan your computer, the same viruses are detected in results which makes you believe that this Antivirus software is detecting viruses outta your computer and its a great software.
I have not used Antivirus since I have discovered this tip to stay away from them.
I am going to show you one easy and a little (very little) time consuming process but 150% tested and working. Its all about Restoring from your desired point.
I would strongly recommend you format your Computer once. Don’t worry as none of your files will be misplaced. And if you have any files and data in C:// drive, just shift it temporarily to another drive.
Now, assuming that you will follow the above step, we will do the main and most important part.
Lets start
So now that you have formatted your PC, install the most desired software and applications you will use, like Google Chrome, Mozilla, Team Viewer, VLC Media Player, iTunes and all the basic and most used applications.
Once all the applications are installed, create a system restore point for your Windows.
There is a quicker way to do it but I will show you exactly step by step guide so that you don’t mess up.
Hit the Start Menu and right-click on “Computer”, and then select “Properties”.
A window will pop up taking you to the System Control Panel. Click on the “System Protection” link on the left hand side.
You will now get into the System Restore section.
Select the C: drive as viruses and malware attack that drive in 97% of the cases. If you want you can select other drives too. Click the “Create” button to create a new restore point. You will be asked to name the restore point which will make it easier for you to identify it properly when
OK now you are good to go. Click on Create button, and then the system will create the restore point. This will take a bit of time depending on your RAM.
When it’s all done, you’ll get a pop-up message saying it’s created the system restore point successfully.
Boom! You are done with the main part of creating a system restore point, i.e you just created a backup plan for your computer and ready to say throw away the infection if it ever comes.
You can now start using your Windows computer as you want.
If you ever feel like the applications are giving trouble or even a slight feeling that you have some guests (virus and malware) in you computer, you can immediately restore to the point where you had started with all the needed applications at the place you kept…without formatting it.
Here’s how you can restore it to the place you created.
Again go to the Start menu and search for “System Restore”
When you click on it, you will be asked for user account control, Click yes. The restore Window will then appear.
It will show you two options. One will be the recommended one, i.e mostly the point before the latest changes took place in your computer and secondly it will ask you to choose one.
This totally depends on you. You can either select the very first restore point you made or you can scan for affected files and programs that caused intrusion of virus.
Click Next once you care done with the changes and now you Computer will be again brand new with no viruses and all your software and applications will be there waiting for you at the desktop.
I think it is very easy to get your computer away from infections except for formatting the computer again (Which I totally agree)
But according to me this is the best way to get rid of viruses and no Antivirus will work this effective as this method does. I would really recommend using this method rather then going for paid antivirus.
What do you think about this article on keeping your computer virus free? Do tell us in the comment section if you have any queries.
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Hi Anchit ! Thank you for share you great ideas to defeat with anti virus. it is great challenges to be save from anti virus but your ideas may helps to keep virus free.
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Thanks Googma. Be safe
This nice way to protect window .Thanks for sharing those thoughts in here.
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Glad you liked it. Its very efficient method in long run
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Hi Anchit,
Loved the way you put the info here , thank you for the detailed tutorial its always not easy to protect windows from viruses.
Cheers
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Glad to hear that Karan
Cheers.
Getting malware and viruses on Windows is a common occurrence. This is a good technique to use if your computer is acting up. I’ve tried it and it has worked. Great step by step tutorial using the images like that!
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Nice to hear that you ve tried it. I am sure it works perfect for you.
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Restore points are useful but I still like to have an Antivirus program installed. Microsoft Security Essentials is free with a copy of windows and works pretty well. That said it’s always a good idea to have a restore point in case your AV can’t find the problem
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As i said before, Antivirus are not that useful. It only detects those which it can identify. There are thousands of viruses made everyday and you don’t get protection from them.
But yes you have a free copy installed just as a backup..
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It’s a constant battle to stay a step ahead of viruses with our computers. Occasionally, we lose one computer or it’s injured at least. Thanks for the tips to prevent those viruses from taking over.
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Thanks Robert. You can also check out my blog I have written 2-3 articles on online internet security. Might help you.
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Hey anchit. Indeed a good tip for keeping you PC secure. but I am more like a Linux geek and use Linux which is virus free. Well If I get back to windows i would really love to try this method. And sometimes it is really hard to decide which AVP is better.
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No doubt Linux is best OS for security. But majority of people use Windows and this method is a boon to them
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Thanks for your great information but i have a one question , i want to know what is the best antivirus software, because i bought a new laptop and i installed a new operation system but i don’t have an antivirus software .
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Thats great if you have newly bought laptop you can easily use my method. Create a restore point asap!
And just for backup, you can use ESET NOD32
If you have any other questions, you can reply here or simply use contact form of my blog.
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thank you so much for your reply, i will use Eset Nod32. but is this free or i have to purchase it ?
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Both available
Thank you again
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If you are using Windows 7 i suggest you Microsoft Security Essentials.
Hi,
it is really great technique to detect the virus in our system . I don’t know about it before.
Nice article!! really informative!!
I dont use system restore, how about my files on document and setting or other default catalogs Windows?
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I guess you did not read the whole article. Please do read it again.
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Hi,These are some valuable tips..I didn’t even know it was possible to keep the viruses at bay without an antivirus software..Thank you for such an informative article..This will now at least free up the unnecessary Ram my antivirus eats
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Yep. Its like 2 aims with one gun
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I really appreciate the way you make aware me about antiviruses, till now i was also buying new antivirus every year but now i understand the concept behind antivirus. Thanks a lot nice post.
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It was the case with most of the security conscious people. they bought antiviruses every year..even I did for couple of years…but with this method, I am free to buy a movie ticket instead of antivirus
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hmm that’s interesting. I thought you were going to recommend just dumping windows and going with Linux or Mac OS. On Window’s however, I have to say that I have installed numerous antivirus software over the past years with varying success. However, I have not considered what you suggested. Not sure, maybe it will work! Thinking out of the box!
I dunno about this. i’ve been so use to renewing and purchasing antivrus software that it is as natural as breathing for me. Especially if I am working a a windows environment. Yes, I agree, this is certainly an interesting way to approach the issue, but with so many important files on my hard drive, I don’t think I can go without one! – Doug
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Sounds good mate
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JUst amazing
I thought that it is impossible without antivirus
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everything is possible mate
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This process sounds difficult to implement when the laptop/PC has been used for a while as it involves a format. I believe this would work best when the laptop is new and one has a good restore point.
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Very nice trick Anchit .,
I don’t know why it didn’t clicked up in my mind..,
its better than to buy some expensive antivirus…. I really appreciate your research in this regard.:)
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Way to go buddy
thanks for these valuable tips. i use Microsoft security essentials it always secure your system.
Hey Anchit,
Nice post and Thanks for sharing this post for removing the viruses and malwares from windows. I really like the way you explain how to restore through pictures.
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Well Anchit,
It really boils down to what an individual has more of: a) time b) money. Restoring the operating system and applications from scratch on a freshly formatted hard drive will work great if you have lots of time and little money. Running antivirus software is probably a better choice for non-technical people and for people who have very little spare time to rebuild a computer multiple times. There is of course a third option, which very few people will use. Namely, if you never download any files from unknown websites on the Internet and if you have a firm policy of never opening an email attachment then your system will run just fine without rebuilding it or running antivirus software because you will have eliminated the sources for infection.
Thank you for the informative article. It is great to remember once in a while that there are often many different solutions to the same problem.
Jason
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Well Jason, the process of restoring from a restore point takes ZERO money to do it. It jardly consumes less then 30 minutes. As I have mentioned, anti viruses don’t really work well.
I agree on the point that one should be careful while downloading files.
Thank you for your feedback. Cheers
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Great article! Most of the security threats can be avoided by following these tips and being cautious while downloading anything from the internet. Also, always use genuine softwares!
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Post is old but the explanation style is in new way and most of the windows users forgot about restore point.It is useful in risky situations.Nice post.
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Really very useful post bro, Antivirus programs are very useful to protect computer from viruses and other attacks. There are many other things which can protect computer from viruses but installing antivirus is more important.
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Sounds good to me
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