Are you a basic a computer user that wants to clean up your computer but don’t know where to start? Learn how to use Malwarebytes to clean up your computer from malicious software that is slowing down your PC and is clogging up your internet connection.
Malwarebytes is a very powerful program used to clean malware from a computer, a simple user interface make this program very easy to use.
Here are basic instructions on how to use this program.
First off all start by downloading malwarebytes from the download site,
Click here to get go to the download site, or
To make sure to get the right program, (not a copy or a imitation) go to Google.com and search for Malwarebytes.
When you get to the home page, click the “download free version” link in the page,
You will be redirected to another page for download,
Make sure to click and download the right program.
Internet explorer is going to ask you for your permission to download it,
click the bar on the top of the page, and then select “Download file”
Click the save button and make sure to save it where you remember because we will need it for later use.
Once you have it downloaded, double click the file to start the install process.
Select run if Windows ask’s you to open the file.
If you have Windows Vista it is probably going to ask you for your permission to install it, click continue.
Click OK to select English as the install language, click next to continue,
Select the “I accept the agreement” check box to accept the agreement, and click next,
C lick next again to continue,
Click next again to select default install location,
Click next to have a link in the start menu,
Click next to create a link in the desktop,
Then click Install to go ahead and install it.
Click “Finish” to have malwarebytes update its database and lunch the program.
After it is done updating click OK to finish.
Finally you will be presented with this welcome screen:
Malwarebytes interface. with a simple click, you can start a scan.
Before you click the scan button click in the update tab and click the “check for updates” button just to make sure you have the latest updates.
There are always new updates that we need to detect any virus or malware that recently came out.
A new window comes up.
When the update is done, it gets install automaticly.
Keep updating untill you see a window that says “You have the latest database version”
Click the scanner tab.
A quick scan, is going to scan the known areas where malware hides, making it a faster scan.
A full scan, will scan the entire computer, there for it takes more time to do it.
A flash scan, will scan process that are running and loading points for those process, but it is design to scan and detect, once it detects something, then it is time to run a quick scan or a full scan.
The flash scan feature is only available in the full version of the program.
When the scanner is done scanning, you will see a message that tells you if malwarebytes found something or if it didn’t.
If the scan returned no malicious items, you can just click OK,
A text editor will came up with a list of items that malwarebytes scanned, close the text editor.
Then you can click the exit button on the bottom right side of the Malwarebytes window,
Then you are done..
If you got infected files, click the “Show results” button
Then the results will be displayed, showing every infected files found.
Make sure every file is selected, click the “Remove infected Files” bottom and malwarebytes will remove the infected files.
“Caution” files that are removed can not be recovered.
After malwarebytes is done removing files, it will show a text file showing what happen with every file.
Close the text editor file.
Close malwarebytes and start using your pc.
If you want continued protection, you should do a cleanup at least two times per week.
Thanks for reading, and enjoy your PC.
sam.
