MacAfee Online Virus Scan
MacAfee offers an online scan to scan for viruses. Follow these directions. Click on the hyperlink for more information on that step.
- Turn off System Restore
- Boot to Safe Mode with Networking
- Go to http://www.mcafee.com
- Click on the link "Home & Home Office"
- Click on the link "free Scan"
- Click on Scan Now
- Install Active X control.
- Choose Drive C
- Click on Scan
- Let it finish scanning
- If it found a virus, follow the directions on the screen to deal with the virus.
- If it did find a virus, reboot and repeat the above steps to make sure all viruses is gone.
- Turn on System Restore
- Create a System Restore Point
If you can't get it to work in safe mode with networking then do the following in normal mode
- Turn off System Restore
- Limit MSCONFIG (Windows XP)
- Go to http://www.mcafee.com
- Click on the link "Home & Home Office"
- Click on the link "free Scan"
- Click on Scan Now
- Install Active X control.
- Choose Drive C
- Click on Scan
- Let it finish scanning
- If it found a virus, follow the directions on the screen to deal with the virus.
- If it did find a virus, reboot and repeat the above steps to make sure all viruses is gone.
- Turn on System Restore
- Create a System Restore Point