Developed in the Kaspersky Lab, the curing utility Virus Removal Tool is considered one of the most effective tools for detecting and treating computer systems against malware, adware, worms, trojans, rootkits.
The healing utility has many advantages that make it popular in the user environment:
The program is free and is freely available on the Internet.
The healing utility has a clear interface and is easy to use.
When using it, it is not necessary to remove the antivirus that is installed on the computer, since there are no conflicts between these programs.
The utility is based on both signature and heuristic analysis, which allows you to find unknown viruses that are not in the signature databases.
Infected files can be cured.
If the infected system does not boot normally, the curing utility can be installed after boot in safe mode.
After collecting information about the OS, the program creates scripts that can be used for manual treatment.
Along with the benefits, Kaspersky’s healing utility has several limitations. Firstly, it does not protect the system daily online, but checks and disinfects files only on demand, and after a single use it is deleted.
Secondly, the program does not update the database, so for each subsequent check and treatment of the system you need to download a new version of the utility. In this case, the old version must be removed.
Specialists of the laboratory, which Kaspersky founded, treating utility is provided without additional service: they do not advise users if they have technical questions about its use. Help can only be obtained on the fan club forum.
To install Virus Removal Tool, you need at least 80 Mb on your computer’s hard drive. Now you need to download the utility on the website of its developers, after selecting the language. In the download link, the latest build of the program is always offered. When the download is finished, an executable file will appear, in the name of which the version of the assembly and the date of relevance of the databases will be written - this will be the date of the download day.
Then you need to run the executable file. After unpacking from the archive, the healing utility will be installed and after a while will be launched. In the window that appears, you must agree to the terms of the contract by checking the box, and then click "Get started."
In the next window, you will be prompted to check the system for viruses by clicking "Run Scan". By default, only critical sections will be checked, which is recommended at the first start.
When the verification of critical areas ends, you can proceed to the study of the entire hard disk, for which you need to open the scan settings window by clicking on the "Gear" icon. In the “Scan area” column, check the boxes next to all disks, and in the “Security” section you can not change anything.
By default, when a virus is detected, a window appears in which you need to specify what action to perform. With a large amount of information on the hard drive, the scan will take a long time. To facilitate your tasks in the "Actions" section, check the "Perform actions" box and the sub-items "Treatment" and "Removal, if it is impossible to treat," with checkmarks.
After setting all the settings, you should return to the “Automatic verification” section and click “Run”. The results of the check can always be found in the column "Reports".