Use this tool to find and remove specific prevalent threats and reverse the changes that they made (see Covered malware families). For comprehensive malware detection and removal, consider using Windows Defender Offline or Microsoft Safety Scanner.

This article contains lists of tools and resources that Microsoft makes available to help you understand how to avoid or remove malware and viruses from your Windows-based computer.

After you identify the security programs that are installed on the computer or have been partially removed from the computer, you can use a cleanup tool or instructions from the security program manufacturer to completely remove the program.

Describes behavior that may occur if your computer has deceptive software that is installed and running, and describes steps that you can take to try to remove the software.

Learn how to remove malware from your PC by using Windows Defender in Windows 8.1 or Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 7.

Press and hold (or right-click) on the app, then select Uninstall. Select Start , then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features. Select the app you want to remove, and then select Uninstall. In the search box on the taskbar, type Control Panel and select it from the results.

Solve problems with detecting and removing malware with Windows Security, including incomplete scans, detection errors, and persistent malware.

If you have accidentally allowed a threat and want to remove it, select it from the list, then select the Don't allow button. The threat will be removed from the list and Windows Security will once again act on it the next time it sees this threat.

How to remove the PC Repair virus Symptoms While browsing the Internet or working on your computer after browsing the internet, you may notice that a new window titled PC Repair may open, you are asked to defragment your computer and then asked for personal information such as your email address.

In Office, detection of suspicious links to websites is turned on by default. You can turn detection off so that you don't get security alerts. But we do not recommend this. Click Options. Click Trust Center, and then click Trust Center Settings. Click Privacy Options.