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I have a virus and my pc keeps running slow

Regret_kk
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ill start by saying I'm not too good with pc, i clicked a sketchy link in  DC server and got a virus, anytime i load up a game its slow and my ping is dying, google chrome and just the bare desktop is slow sometimes, if i type anything to do with an antivirus on google it closes the google chrome, i had a friend send me a setup for Avast antivirus and I could download it but it wouldn't let me start the setup, keeps just closing it and crashing, plz help me ?

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1 minute ago, Regret_kk said:

ill start by saying I'm not too good with pc, i clicked a sketchy link in  DC server and got a virus, anytime i load up a game its slow and my ping is dying, google chrome and just the bare desktop is slow sometimes, if i type anything to do with an antivirus on google it closes the google chrome, i had a friend send me a setup for Avast antivirus and I could download it but it wouldn't let me start the setup, keeps just closing it and crashing, plz help me ?

Format your computer.

Don't try to recover it if it's that bad, it could be a long hard road ahead of you, ESPECIALLY if you're not great at PCs.

Format it, or get someone to do it for you.

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Try logging to Windows in safe mode and install your antivirus.

 

Honestly, I'd just do a complete reinstall of Windows just to be sure.

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16 minutes ago, MonkeyBomb said:

Try logging to Windows in safe mode and install your antivirus.

 

Honestly, I'd just do a complete reinstall of Windows just to be sure.

A good antivirus too, bitdefender is my tool of choice. Norton and McAfee were industry giants that crumbled under no competition. 

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Reformat. Make sure you get windows up to date after reinstalling before you go ahead and install your other "normal" software. After it's up to date, do a full disk scan with Windows Defender (perfectly adequate virus scanner) and if you want to double check, I'd run a full scan of Malwarebytes.

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thank you too everyone that offered help, ive just done a full wipe on my pc and it seems to be running fine now, appreciate the help 

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