How To Remove A Virus In A Computer Using CMD?

Introduction to Command Prompt:

The Command Prompt in Windows software is a tool used to execute command lines. 

It provides the ability to type various commands in order to accomplish all sorts of tasks starting from writing files, deleting them right down to copying or moving them. However, not everything that you want can be accomplished by just typing in commands into your computer’s window interface or using the mouse and menus. Actually, most actions which you would like to perform can only be started through this simpler user interface instead of going through complicated graphical user interfaces (GUI).

Command prompt was first introduced with MS-DOS and it has been there ever since where you can start it by clicking Start and typing CMD on search box and then pressing enter key on your keyboard. However, if you are looking to do some advanced things, you might want to consider opening a Command Prompt as an administrator.

Can CMD Remove Virus?

Yes, Command Prompt can help you remove viruses from your computer. 

However, if the virus is a heavy duty one and it has disabled all of your installed anti-virus programs through system registry then it will be difficult to remove that even with command prompt as well. You can however use a combination of some commands like: ” sfc /scannow “, ” CHKDSK C: -f “, ” net stop cryptSvc “, etc to fix those problems without using any third party software or tool. Read more information on how to remove viruses using command prompt .

If you really want to clear viruses using command prompt then you need to make sure that Command Prompt is enabled in administrator mode else you might not be able to execute the procedure.

Remove Virus Using CMD:

Computer viruses can be removed if you follow some simple steps. Follow these steps:.

1) Open command prompt by typing CMD in RUN dialogue box (WINDOWS 7 USERS CLICK START AND TYPE RUN IN SEARCH BOX THEN ENTER, WINDOWS 8 USER PRESS WINDOWS KEY + Q TO OPEN SEARCH AND ENTER COMMAND PROMPT).

2) Now type task manager into command prompt and press enter. You will see the task manager opened up on screen letting you know that it has successfully done so, now proceed to the next step .

3) Once the Task Manager opens up, go to the Process tab. On this tab you will see a list of all running processes on your computer.

4) Now according to our previous version of Windows you need to locate the virus and then select it and click the END PROCESS button as shown in the picture. Selecting a process and clicking the end process button will close that particular program .

5) If you are using Windows 7 or 8 just go through the same procedure but firstly press ALT+CTRL+DEL keys together and Task manager will open up, now proceed as mentioned above. After closing down the task manager don’t forget to reopen the command prompt by typing cmd in the run dialogue box.

REMEMBER: Sometimes Computer viruses can be too hard set so for this purpose one has to change some settings such as disabling DEP (Data Execution Protection) and also disabling System Restore. 

To do so follow the steps below:

1) Open system properties dialogue box by typing sysdm.cpl in RUN Dialogue Box (WINDOWS 7 USERS CLICK START AND TYPE RUN IN SEARCH BOX THEN ENTER, WINDOWS 8 USER PRESS WINDOWS KEY + Q TO OPEN SEARCH AND ENTER SYSTEM PROPERTIES).

2) Now click on the ADVANCED tab and then press Settings under the performance section as shown in the picture… now uncheck both checkboxes before Data Execution Prevention as well as before System Restore as shown in the picture.

3) Now disable your antivirus or anti-spyware program or else it may interfere with the removal of the virus . Now reboot your system in safe mode by pressing F8 key while booting the computer.

4) After booting in safe mode just type explorer in the RUN dialogue box and press enter, you will see a window having an address bar on the top left side of the computer screen. Just go to Tools in the address bar and select Folder Options from the drop down list as shown below…

5) In the newly opened dialog box click the VIEW tab and then uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types”. Now click the OK button.

6) In your system when you open the FILE manager it will ask you to confirm whether you want to add extensions to all known file types or not, just click the YES button .

7) Now after completing the above steps, launch the command prompt by typing cmd in the RUN dialogue box and proceed to the next step.

8) In command prompt type attrib -h -s -r *.* /s /d and press enter. This will remove all hidden attributes from ALL files.( NOW YOU ARE READY TO RECOVER DATA FROM HARD DISK)

9) To recover data just go to My Computer, double click on C: drive. After opening C: drive select any folder you want to recover data from it. Then copy paste that folder into another partition or external hard disk .

That’s all! You have removed a virus from your computer using command prompt successfully.

Conclusion:

The Command Prompt in Windows software is a tool used to execute command lines. It provides the ability to type various commands in order to accomplish all sorts of tasks starting from writing files, deleting them right down to copying or moving them. CMD can help in removal of viruses from your computer. One can remove any kind of computer virus by following the above steps.Make sure that Command Prompt is enabled in administrator mode else you might not be able to execute the procedure.

Follow the steps carefully if you want to remove a virus from your computer.