Computer with Virus

Say I have a computer with a ton of viruses, will reinstalling my Operating System delete all my files and the viruses, because I only play games, so don't care for anything, Ill just redownload, how often should I use disk defragment?

 

Try to use a latest antivirus to remove your virus.
Reinstalling operating system maynot be help. But if you can format the system completely and install the OS again then your problem will be solved.

 

Is gaming nessicarliy bad for your computer?

 

you dont get viruses by gaming. porn gives you viruses.

 

So does pirating. But wait, why is this thread in the "What Notebook Should I Buy?" section? I almost thought the OP wanted to buy a notebook preloaded with viruses.

 

lol i hope you are joking XDD
okay to the point. yes it will delete the virus because whole file will be rewrited or formated. however if you don;t want to go through all those stuff, go to safe mode and download the anti virus

 

maybe you should get firewall, spyware and virus removal software

 

On a completely seperate note, did you change your handle recently?

 

or linux

 

Back to the original poster's questions:

You can't get a virus by gaming offline (unless the game shipped with a virus like Sony's rootkit ). You can get a virus via pirated files such as music or videos. You can get a virus if you download a file/open an attachment that is a Trojan horse.

Reformat the entire hard drive completely and install Windows. Or you can boot into Safe Mode and run some sort of up-to-date antivirus. AVG has a free antivirus scanner that is pretty good.

 

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'd buy one if it was cheap enough.

 

definatley agree with Sam and azntfl..do you have any IT people around ya or a Geek Squad have them totally take care of it for you. Unless you know how to compeletely format your system. Try an antivirus program first. NOD32 or Mcafee are pretty darn good. Our IT at the college used NOD How did you get a virus anyways. I had one on my Dell (no other problems iwth Dell except that) and there was some software i downloaded from a site i thought was good..guess not..LOL. and you don't get viruses from gaming unless your doing it online. anyways good luck. hope you get it fixed.

 

Can I get a virus by gaming legally, buying the game then playing online on servers, like cs and bf2? And is any type of gaming bad for your comp because a long time ago I had a comp that died from gaming, it had 16mb of ram, 150mhz processor, and a 1.5gb harddrive.

 

Guys I don't have a virus, My laptop just came, I just want to know what to do if I get one and if gaming will give me a virus.

 

Re-installing your operating system will help but would you really wanna go through all that? i wouldn't

 

gaming should not cause viruses unless ur playing on servers hosted by individuals who make u dwnld stuff b4 entering like in Counter Strike 1.6, but most of the time no one really tries to virus ur comp. What u should do b4 formatting completely is you can download a great antivirus for free, its called Avast Anti-Virus. You can dwnld it for free, all you need to do is sign up for the home edition and they send you a 6month cd-key, which u can renew everhy 6 months. So either this or formatting should solve your problem.
Hope this helped