Is your Windows
10 computer performing slower than usual? Are you seeing different pop-ups that
weren’t there before?
If these are the
cases, you may have a malware-infected PC on your hands. There are ways you can
check. This article will teach you how to scan your PC for malware in Windows
10.
හි Windows සඳහා
ඩිෆෙන්ඩර්
The first logical
place to start would be Windows Defender. Not only is it free, but it also
comes with every Windows 10 purchase. It’s also simple to use — making it the
ideal solution for your average users who won’t go beyond mainstream sites.
එය ක්රියාත්මක වන්නේ
scanning for threats like adware, spyware, and viruses. Turning Defender on
will stop malicious software from doing any significant damage.
හැරවුම්
on Windows Defender
විවෘත වින්ඩෝස් සැකසුම්. යන්න යාවත්කාලීන කිරීම සහ ආරක්ෂාව > වින්ඩෝස් ආරක්ෂණය. යටතේ ආරක්ෂණ ප්රදේශ, තෝරන්න වෛරස් සහ තර්ජන ආරක්ෂාව.
A new window will pop up with a list of security options. Click වෛරස් සහ තර්ජන ආරක්ෂාව. දැන් ක්ලික් කරන්න සැකසුම් කළමනාකරණය කරන්න යටතේ වෛරස් හා තර්ජන ආරක්ෂක සැකසුම්. යන්න තථ්ය කාලීන ආරක්ෂාව and switch it to the on position if it’s currently off.
සක්රිය කළ පසු,
Windows Defender will automatically scan your computer for malware. The most
recent iteration of Windows Defender is not available on Windows 7 or Windows
8.
Is
Windows Defender enough?
The short answer is no — not if you’re looking for a much more robust solution. As mentioned earlier, Defender will be enough for the average user.
But if we’re talking pure performance, there are third-party solutions out there that offer more protection and can be fine-tuned to meet specific needs. One tool we have always suggested in Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
Diagnosing Malware in Windows 10
තවත් අය ඉන්නවා
ways of diagnosing malware in a Windows 10 computer. Below are just a few.
ආරක්ෂිත
විලාසිතා
PCs have a
feature called Safe Mode. When you boot a PC through this mode, only the
essential programs are loaded. Malware is prevented from launching. If your
computer performs faster while in Safe Mode, there’s a chance that you have
අනිෂ්ට මෘදුකාංග.
To access Safe
Mode, go to ආරම්භයක් > බලය. රඳවාගෙන සිටියදී මාරුව යතුර, ඔබන්න නැවත ආරම්භ. After the computer reboots, you should be able to access
ආරක්ෂිත ප්රකාරය.
ඔබට අවශ්ය
delete temporary files while in Safe Mode. Go to සෙවීම සහ වර්ගය තැටිය පිරිසිදු කිරීම.
It’s a free utility tool that’s included in Windows 10. This will help you remove
old files and possibly malware after a quick scan.
තෙවන පාර්ශවයක්
ස්කෑනර්
If you feel like your current antivirus solution isn’t up to the challenge, maybe it’s time to consider installing one of the many malware scanners අද වෙළඳපොලේ.
මේවායින් සමහරක් solutions are free while others you’d have to pay for. There are one-time purchases while others are subscription-based. Some antivirus software work better than others. Make sure you install one that’s highly recommended and comes from a reputable company.
බ්රවුසර්
සැකසුම්
Malware can make
changes to your browser settings. For example, malware can change your homepage
settings to launch sites that are meant to extract information or display ads
whenever you open a browser.
You need to check
your settings as soon as possible to prevent browsers from launching annoying
අඩවි.
මයික්රොසොෆ්ට්
එජ්
වෙනස් කිරීමට
Microsoft Edge settings, go to සැකසුම්
සහ තවත් > සැකසුම්. යටතේ
එම Open Microsoft Edge With
පතන මෙනුව, තෝරන්න A Specific Page
or Pages.
Check the URLs in
the list and remove the unfamiliar domains.
ගූගල්
ක්රෝම්
ගූගල් විවෘත කරන්න
Chrome and go to රිසිකරණය > සැකසුම්. Scroll down and locate ආරම්භයේදී. තෝරන්න Open a Specific Page or Set of Pages.
ඉවත් කරන්න
unfamiliar domains from the list.
Reformatting Your PC
අවස්ථා තිබේ
when users are forced to reformat their computers to remove malware. But before
you do, make sure you back up important files if it’s still possible for you to
එසේ කරන්න.
වෙත යන්න සැකසුම් > යාවත්කාලීන කිරීම සහ ආරක්ෂාව > මුදාගැනීම. යටතේ මෙම පරිගණකය නැවත සකසන්න, තෝරන්න ආරම්භ කිරීම. You will be presented with two options.
මගේ ලිපිගොනු තබා ගන්න will reformat your computer without deleting your files. සියල්ල ඉවත් කරන්න will do just that – remove all files.
සටහන: There’s a higher chance of
removing malware if you remove everything. However, you do so at the risk of
deleting files and settings.
අනුගමනය කරන්න
on-screen commands until Windows 10 prompts you to reset your PC.