McAfee dr solomon s anti-virus 8.5 Quick Setup Guide
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Getting Started Guide
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Removing Infections
From Your System
If you suspect you have a virus...
First of all, don’t panic! Although far from harmless, most viruses that infect
your machine will not destroy data, play pranks, or render your computer
unusable. Even the comparatively rare viruses that do carry a destructive
payload usually produce their nasty effects in response to a trigger event. In
most cases, unless you actually see evidence of a payload that has activated,
you will have time to deal with the infection properly. The very presence of
these small snippets of unwanted computer code can, however, interfere with
your computer’s normal operation, consume system resources and have other
undesirable effects, so you should take them seriously and be sure to remove
them when you encounter them.
your machine will not destroy data, play pranks, or render your computer
unusable. Even the comparatively rare viruses that do carry a destructive
payload usually produce their nasty effects in response to a trigger event. In
most cases, unless you actually see evidence of a payload that has activated,
you will have time to deal with the infection properly. The very presence of
these small snippets of unwanted computer code can, however, interfere with
your computer’s normal operation, consume system resources and have other
undesirable effects, so you should take them seriously and be sure to remove
them when you encounter them.
A second idea to keep in mind is that odd computer behavior, unexplained
system crashes, or other unpredictable events might have causes other than
virus infections. If you believe you have a virus on your computer because of
occurrences such as these, scanning for viruses might not produce the results
you expect, but it will help eliminate one potential cause of your computer
problems.
system crashes, or other unpredictable events might have causes other than
virus infections. If you believe you have a virus on your computer because of
occurrences such as these, scanning for viruses might not produce the results
you expect, but it will help eliminate one potential cause of your computer
problems.
The safest course of action you can take is to install Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus software,
then scan your system immediately and thoroughly.
then scan your system immediately and thoroughly.
When you install Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus software, Setup starts the Dr
Solomon’s Anti-Virus application to examine your computer’s memory and
your hard disk boot sectors in order to verify that it can safely copy its files to
your hard disk without risking their infection. If the application does not
detect any infections, continue with the installation, then scan your system
thoroughly as soon as you restart your computer. File-infector viruses that
don’t load into your computer’s memory or hide in your hard disk boot blocks
might still be lurking somewhere on your system. See
Solomon’s Anti-Virus application to examine your computer’s memory and
your hard disk boot sectors in order to verify that it can safely copy its files to
your hard disk without risking their infection. If the application does not
detect any infections, continue with the installation, then scan your system
thoroughly as soon as you restart your computer. File-infector viruses that
don’t load into your computer’s memory or hide in your hard disk boot blocks
might still be lurking somewhere on your system. See
to learn how to
scan your system.