Ok, Computer: How To Clean Out Your PC After Malware
ESET, Monday, July 28th, 2025
Cleaning your PC post-incident? Here are a few tips and tricks that should make your PC run like a well-oiled machine.
Regular PC users are well aware of the fact that regular maintenance is needed to keep their computers running without hiccups. This usually involves deleting unused apps, clearing temporary file directories and web browser caches, defragmenting for HDD users, and more.
How does this maintenance change following a virus infection or malware? Sophisticated malware can make a mess of a system's registry, its storage, or even memory, so it's a good idea to do a checkup post-incident just to stay ahead of any future issues.