How to Remove Sowar From My Computer
- 1). Restart your computer's operating system. Press the key your computer uses to access the boot menu when the manufacturer's logo appears on the screen. Most computers use either "F2" or "F8," but your system may have a different key.
- 2). Press the down arrow key to highlight "Safe Mode." Press Enter and wait for the operating system to load in safe mode. Insert the flash drive that originally contained the virus into your computer's USB port.
- 3). Open the Start menu and click "Run." Type "CMD" and press Enter. Enter the phrase "CD\" into the Command Prompt. Press Enter.
- 4). Type the phrase "attrib --s --h --r --a autorun.inf" into the text field. Press the Enter key. Enter "del autorun.inf" and tap Enter.
- 5). Type the drive letter that corresponds to the flash drive, such as "F:" if the drive is the F drive. Type "attrib --s --h --r --a autorun.inf" and tap Enter. Type "del autorun.inf" and tap Enter.
- 6). Close the Command Prompt. Open the Start menu and click the "Search" option. Type "Sowar" into the search field and press Enter.
- 7). Right-click each of the Sowar entries that appear in the search results and select "Delete." Search for and delete the files named "Cool USEP Scandal.vbs" and "SysRes.vbs."
- 8). Return to the Search field and type "Regedit." Click the registry editor's icon. Press "Ctrl" and "F" at the same time to open the registry editor's search function.
- 9). Type "Sowar" into the search field. Right-click and delete any Sowar registry values that appear in the results. Search for and delete the value labeled "SysRes.vbs."
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Close the registry editor and restart the computer.
