How to tell if you have a computer virus is relatively easy. When viewing your desktop screen and you see anything that is “driver update” or a “weirdly named web browser,” you’ve got viruses. Any pop-ups when the desktop loads are an additional indicator of computer viruses. Any program you did not install or wasn’t on the computer when “new” suggests you have viruses. Including antiviruses such as McAffee and Malware Bytes, if you didn’t put it there, then who did? The “Virus” did, that’s who! Look for programs that don’t belong on your computer and remove them! If you mistakenly remove a program you need, no worries, it can be reinstalled.
Have no fear; go to “Control Panel” and then go to “Uninstall Programs” and study the dates and company names for legitimacy. In most cases, the viruses came in at a certain date and time. Uninstall anything that doesn’t belong on the computer.
Once again, uninstall any antivirus that you didn’t install because it could be corrupt. The virus-produced ad was put there to sell you something, but the last thing you want to do is support the virus’s creators. They are not only trying to sell you something; they want your personal information as well.