My computer got infected

[proxx]

Meh, I always torrent my winblows isos, stay away from customized ones and dont download them from TPB or kickass. Best way is digitalrivers isos (digitalrivers is microdicks official content delivery host) and then use Daz Windows Loader (downloaded from mydigitallife.info) or Microsoft Toolkit if you need a KMS server activation. (Again downloaded from MDL) as that is the reputable source for the original releases from the developers.

Best way is to stay away from pirated apps from anywhere but reputable sources. But always be sure to check ANY file before installing on a windows machine.

Thats why they have md5's.

[sudeep]

The first thing you need to do is to locate the malware.
Just open the Task Manager (ctrl + alt + del) and switch to Processes. Check all the processes run by Administrator as most of the worms and virus are executed by the user and not by the system. If any processes is suspicious, then search it and delete. After all the malware is removed, reinstall your OS ;-)

[ande]

The first thing you need to do is to locate the malware.
Just open the Task Manager (ctrl + alt + del) and switch to Processes. Check all the processes run by Administrator as most of the worms and virus are executed by the user and not by the system. If any processes is suspicious, then search it and delete. After all the malware is removed, reinstall your OS ;-)

Semi-necro...

Also if you are going to reinstall the OS, why would you go through all the hassle removing stuff in the first place?

[Kulverstukas]

Semi-necro...

Also if you are going to reinstall the OS, why would you go through all the hassle removing stuff in the first place?

If it's a nasty case of rootkit, then you should do that...

[Architect]

When talking anti-virus, it really doesn't matter which one you have for as long as it is decent and up to date.

Common Sense 2014 Pro Edition