General PC Tune-up/Virus Scan Procedures:
Uninstall/Install Software:
- Uninstall Obvious Bloatware:
- “Free Trial” software
- Obvious junk programs & toolbars (One Search, Driver Support, One Bar, etc)
- Use the PNW Computers “Browser Hi-jack” blog article as a reference to find and remove software malicious Adware Programs.
- Computers that are heavily infected should be checked with ‘TDSKiller’ to rule out the presence of a Rootkit BEFORE any cleaning procedures begin. Unless cleaning is needed to run the utility.
- Install/Update Essential Programs:
- Security Clean-up Software List (Ninite.com can be used for installing most apps):
- Chrome, Firefox, Edge - Update
- Java, .Net & Silverlight Runtimes - Update/Install
- Malwarebytes Antimalware
- Malwarebytes ADWCleaner
- BleachBit
