Computer Virus: How to Remove It. If your PC has ever been infected - or worse, if it's infected right now - you're probably groaning.
Yes it's a pain, but the good news is you can remove viruses yourself, for free. STEP 1: Back Up Documents, Photos and Videos.Save your important data to an external drive. Be sure to scan this drive and its contents after you remove the virus; you don't want to re-infect your computer after the clean-up. STEP 2: Reboot in Safe ModeYou have to prevent the virus from running when you try to remove it. To do this, reboot in safe mode. IT news, analysis and IT jobs for IT managers in UK. Technology news and analysis on The Atlantic.