If a lot of unnecessary advertising materials appear in the browser, files disappear somewhere on the desktop, or other incomprehensible things happen, and the antivirus is powerless against them, a virus removal utility comes to the rescue.

This concept refers to a small program that simply finds and removes viruses and their remnants.

This is an inferior antivirus, such as Doctor Web or Kaspersky, but a small part of them that only scans the system and removes all malware.

Such utilities do not require installation and, most often, are distributed completely free of charge.

Some antivirus giants release such utilities so that users can fully appreciate the power of their software.

An example of such is the same Doctor Web and Kaspersky.

The first “giant” has such a utility called Dr.Web CureIt, and the second one – Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool.

These two programs are the most popular of their kind, but far from the most effective. But they are distributed for free!

Using their example, we can consider the main functions and features of viruses removal utilities.

And then we’ll move on to considering those programs that really work effectively against ad viruses and other unnecessary programs.

• Several ways: How to clean your computer from viruses absolutely free

No. 6. Dr.Web CureIt

So, Dr.Web CureIt does not require installation.

It's very easy to use.

It all comes down to these few steps:

1. Launch the downloaded file.
2. Click on one big button “Start checking” (Figure 1.a).
3. In the next window, check off the threats that the program will look for on your computer (highlighted in green in Figure 1.b).
4. Click the big “Start scan” button.

After that, you just have to wait for the end of the check. This process is shown in Figure 2.a.

Upon completion, the user will see a report that displays detected viruses and the files that contain them.

An example of such a report is shown in Figure 2.b. Using the buttons at the bottom of the window, they can be deleted or quarantined.

That's the whole process of using Dr.Web CureIt.

No. 5. Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool

The use of Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool is very similar to what we saw in Dr.Web CureIt. In principle, the same applies to all other utilities for treating a computer.

As for the utility from Kaspersky, I want to believe that it is really powerful and that it is capable of efficiently finding all viruses.

But, judging by the reviews on the Internet, everything is not as rosy as it seems at first glance.

Moreover, it seems that the developers of Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool decided not to put too much effort into their product.

This is confirmed by the fact that the latest version of this program was released in September 2015.

Since that time, Kaspersky Lab specialists have not worked with the utility. This is evidenced by the official website of the program - www.kaspersky.ru/antivirus-removal-tool.

There, by the way, you can download this very utility.

On the forums you can find reviews that Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool does not find most ad viruses, which Dr.Web CureIt easily copes with.

Some write that it takes a very long time to run and heavily loads the computer's memory.

Often it is simply impossible to run other programs in parallel with Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool. Although, all Kaspersky products suffer from this.

In any case, although Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool is the brainchild of one of the best antivirus products of our time, it does not have even a quarter of the power that Kaspersky antiviruses are famous for.

Therefore, it is better to use one of the utilities listed below.

No. 4. AdwCleaner

Any topic on the forums that talks about free virus removal utilities will feature AdwCleaner.

And this is not at all surprising, because many people choose this particular program as an alternative to the popular Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool and Dr.Web CureIt.

Although, if you take all the many reviews and posts, then it can hardly be considered the most powerful of its kind. But AdwCleaner was created, as they say, with soul and for people.

After a standard and identical virus removal process for everyone, AdwCleaner shows recommendations on how to avoid similar problems in the future.

As for use, this healing utility is practically no different from the above-mentioned similar programs.

The AdwCleaner window is shown in Figure 4. All actions are concentrated in the section with the appropriate name (highlighted in the figure).

To start using it, you need to click the “Scan” button, and then wait until the end of the scan.

The “Results” section (located immediately below the “Actions” section) will contain the inspection report.

There you can select all the threats found or some specific ones and click the “Delete” button.

Of course, the scanning and removal algorithms for all such programs are different, but the method of use is almost the same for all.

As for AdwCleaner, judging by the reviews of people that they left on forums and in in social networks, this healing utility works better than Kaspersky and Doctor Web products.

There were cases when the same Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool did not find anything, but AdwCleaner found several dozen viruses and easily removed them from the computer.

No. 3. Anti-Malware

It is one of the most popular healing utilities.

Almost the same thing can be said about it as about AdwCleaner - in any topic about utilities for removing viruses, at least someone will write about Anti-Malware.

The peculiarity of this program is that it is a complete software with several tabs in the main window, extensive customization options, several scanning modes and a great variety of functions.

Thus, the user can set exceptions for scanning, set scheduled scans, restrict access to the utility for other users, and do much more.

He also has the opportunity to view history.

In general, Anti-Malware is much more than AdwCleaner, Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool and Dr.Web CureIt combined.

Moreover this program distributed completely free of charge.

It only has a Premium mode, in which a quick scan is available, the aforementioned scheduler, even real-time protection (!) and many other additional features.

But the main Anti-Malware package is quite enough to detect and permanently remove certain viruses.

In some cases, users use it as a replacement for an antivirus, only checking it from time to time. Although doing so is highly not recommended.

Anti-Malware also has disadvantages. But they are very small.

For example, the utility detected Webalta and Conduit for one user, but did not respond to Mobogenie, which is also a completely adware program.

So in the race for the title " best utility to remove virus programs" Anti-Malware clearly cannot claim first place. But her place in the top three is guaranteed!

No. 2. Spybot Search & Destroy

This program differs from the others in its very interesting interface - it is clear that few people worked on the program, and they did not spend a lot of time on beautiful design and advertising of their product.

But they spent a lot of time making a truly powerful virus removal tool for any modern computer.

The program interface is shown in Figure 6.

As you can see, in the main program window there are such standard items as system scan, quarantine and update.

Although there are two scans here - one for the system as a whole, the other for individual files.

This is very unusual for such programs.

There is a “Statistics” button, by clicking on which you can see how many viruses were on the computer for the entire time that Spybot Search & Destroy was on the computer, which of them were removed, and so on.

This is also very useful feature, which allows you to analyze the main ways threats reach your computer.

But the palm among non-standard functions goes to “Immunization”. It allows you to protect certain files from infection. A very unusual, but very useful feature!

Among the advanced tools there is a report creator, which makes it possible to create a report on the operation of the program and the state of the system.

There are also settings and another interesting item - “Startup tools”.

It allows you to specify those programs and functions that will be loaded with the system. For example, you can set automatic scanning at startup.

Most importantly, Spybot Search & Destroy protects against viruses very well - search is at the highest level, and removal occurs without side effects. And this is the main thing for such programs.

Important! Spybot Search & Destroy does not take first place in our rating today for one simple reason - it is unfinished!

For one user, this utility for some reason removed the drivers from the scanner; for another, the computer rebooted.

In addition, the creators approached the licensing agreement with humor that was not very appropriate in this case.

If they take their creation more seriously in the future, Spybot Search & Destroy may well outperform other similar programs.

No. 1. HitmanPro

It's entirely possible that HitmanPro will be our winner today!

By at least, reviews about this utility are so positive that it is quite possible to consider HitmanPro the most powerful of its kind to date.

Yes, the program is paid, but it has a trial period of 30 days. During this time, it is quite possible to completely clean the system of all kinds of viruses and never think about them again.

The very fact that HitmanPro removes not only existing viruses, but also remnants remote programs and the so-called tails of viruses, already says a lot.

At the same time, the HitmanPro developers did not repeat the mistakes of the people who created Anti-Malware.

They did not choose to sacrifice the main function, i.e. virus removal, for the sake of beautiful design and a wide range of additional functions.

We can say about HitmanPro that it is really powerful! In tests conducted by various sites, this particular utility performed best.

What other similar programs did not pay attention to, HitmanPro detected very quickly and immediately reported their existence.

By the way, if we talk about speed, this is another undeniable advantage of HitmanPro.

Thus, we can highlight the following main advantages of HitmanPro:

• Speed ​​of operation (in this parameter HitmanPro is clearly better than all its current competitors);
• High-quality virus removal;
• High-quality detection of viruses and even their remnants.

The disadvantages of this utility are:

• Paid license (there is a trial period for 30 days);
• Minimum additional functions.

Basically, the choice between good removal viruses and a beautiful interface is quite obvious.

Therefore, HitmanPro is the best virus removal utility and the winner of our today's competition.

Although very few people know about this program.

If the trial period has expired and there is no way to buy a license, Spybot Search & Destroy, Anti-Malware or the popular AdwCleaner can deal with viruses well.

But HitmanPro is still better!

More information about HitmanPro can be found in the video below.

The Virus Removal Tool utility is one of the most effective tools for detecting and eliminating almost any virus program. Its main advantage is that it does not require installation on a computer. Just download and run it, and then it will do everything itself.

This utility has a lot of advantages, including:

1. The program is distributed on the Internet completely free of charge.
2. The utility has a nice design and is very easy to use. With its help, even a beginner PC user can conduct a full system scan.
3. Virus Removal Tool does not conflict with those installed on your computer, so you don’t have to disable them during the scan.
4. The utility uses signature and heuristic analysis in its work, which allows it to detect new and unknown viruses.
5. The program can treat infected files.
6. If the infected computer cannot start in normal mode, you can run this utility in safe mode.
7. After the program collects all the necessary information about the installed OS, it will create scripts with which you can perform treatment manually.

But in addition to a wide list of advantages, like any program, Virus Removal Tool has a number of disadvantages:

1. The program works online, protecting the system, and scans and disinfects only on demand. After one-time use of the program, it is uninstalled.
2. The utility cannot update databases, so before a new scan, you need to delete the old database and load a new one.
3. Because The utility is free and does not contain any additional services. For example, the user will not be able to ask Kaspersky Lab a question if he suddenly encounters any difficulties. Answers to questions can only be obtained from other users on Kaspersky forums.

Performing a system check

The Virus Removal Tool utility can be downloaded from the official website using the link below. After downloading and unpacking the archive, you must agree to license agreement and click the “Get Started” button. Now the antivirus utility is ready to work.

The program already contains recommended parameters for the first system scan. To start scanning, you just need to click “Run scan”. The utility will check all critical areas, and then you can scan HDD. To do this, click on the gear icon and check all the boxes in the “Scanning area” column. If there is a large amount of data on the computer, the scan may take quite a long time. In order not to monitor the long process, in the “Actions” menu you can select the “Treatment” and “Delete if treatment is impossible” checkboxes.

Please note that if unlicensed software is installed on the computer, the program can recognize them as a threat to the system, so it is recommended not to check the “Delete” box if there is unlicensed software on the PC. When all the settings are set, you can go to the “ Automatic check" and start the process. Upon completion of the scan, you will be able to view the monitoring results from the “Reports” section.

Latest version KVRT 2019– a powerful utility in Russian for checking and treating infected PCs with an operating system Windows system. The product is designed to detect and eliminate all types of malicious and potentially dangerous software. The program is provided free of charge and does not require installation on a computer or laptop.

To download Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2019 RUS, go to (the license file is downloaded from the official website).

The main goal of the program is a thorough check system files, registry and installed applications for the presence of viruses. Infected objects are blocked, after which the user can disinfect or delete them. Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool is an independent scanning module included in each of the company's antivirus products.

Features and available tools

As a rule, the Russian version of the utility is used among IT specialists and computer technicians before installing the main antivirus. Checked by default system memory, boot sectors and startup objects. It is also possible to include the system partition or any object on the PC in the scan.

Running the application from removable media received excellent reviews. After examining and treating the system, KVRT automatically removes all traces of its presence. To do this, you need to close the main menu window.

Settings and new features

The latest version is constantly being improved and updated. To download the current distribution, you do not need to visit the official website. The license file is imported onto your computer and laptop via a direct link.

In February 2019, the utility received several new options. In addition to viruses, it finds malicious advertising software (Adware) and legal software (Riskware), which can be used by attackers to change, block, delete data, or disrupt operation home network and PC systems. Among the available functions and capabilities, the following should be highlighted:

• a single and most progressive type of scanning;
• opportunity Reserve copy objects before they are treated or removed;
• protecting system files from accidental deletion;
• collecting statistics about malicious components for cloud service Kaspersky Labs KSN;
• report on the operation of the antivirus program;
• checking databases for outdated components.

The extension is not intended for permanent use. After checking and treating the PC, it must be removed. For reliable real-time protection, more advanced Kaspersky products are provided.

Supported OS and interface languages

System requirements:

• Free hard disk space: 500 MB;
• Minimum processor frequency: 1 GHz;
• Internet access;
• RAM: from 512 MB;
• OS bit size: x86/x64.

A proprietary utility from Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky AVP Tool- This free scanner, which quickly and efficiently detects Trojans, viruses, Internet worms and thousands of other threats. They are then either deleted or moved to quarantine.

The Kaspersky AVP Tool program has a fairly simple appearance. Its installation on an infected computer takes place within a couple of minutes - even if we are talking about Safe Windows mode. The search for malware is carried out using signature databases and has its own heuristic analyzer.

IN latest version Kaspersky AVP Tool, which you can download from the website, has been significantly improved user interface. The creators of the scanner simplified the installer and configured it to run from flash drives. The treatment of active infection, as well as the self-defense of the process itself, has also been improved. Don’t forget about the use of cloud technologies called Kaspersky Security Network.

Among the features of Kaspersky AVP Tool:

• A completely free antivirus utility to quickly scan your computer.
• The program has a simple appearance.
• Allows you to collect information about the system and makes the creation of treatment scripts completely interactive.
• Manual and automatic treatment of your PC from Trojans, viruses and worms.

Of course, the price for having a free scanner is that Kaspersky AVP Tool does not provide the user with real-time protection. It also does not include a module for automatic update virus databases. This utility will not replace a regular antivirus. Therefore, we advise you to install free antivirus, which you can download here, or purchase a paid one.

For new check PC (for example, in a week or in a month), the user will need to download this utility again with the latest antivirus databases. With others antivirus programs Kaspersky AVP Tool does not conflict, so it can be used as an additional protection tool.

Some viruses can harm not only your computer, but also the antivirus that is installed on this computer. The impact of viruses stops the normal operation of the antivirus, as a result of which your computer is at risk. In order to neutralize viruses, Kaspersky Lab has released special utility called Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool.

In addition, using Kaspersosky’s free healing utility, you can perform a comprehensive system scan for viruses and malware. If necessary, the utility will quickly eliminate detected viruses.

I want to introduce you to this utility by telling you about the pros and cons of the program, after which you can decide to download it from the link at the end of the article.


Pros of Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool:

1. The program is available for download absolutely free and has no internal purchases.

2. Nice and intuitive interface. For some reason, the developers of some healing utilities do not pay enough attention to such an important component as a well-thought-out program interface. Kaspersky Lab took care of this aspect, so you will not have any difficulties when launching the utility for the first time.

3. The program does not conflict with antiviruses and other third-party antivirus programs, so you do not have to uninstall them in order to properly use the Kaspersosky utility. This means that the program does not care at all whether you use Kaspersky antivirus or antivirus from any other manufacturer.

4. The utility is capable of finding and eliminating viruses that are not included in the signature database. If many antiviruses search for viruses based on existing antivirus database, then the Kaspersky utility uses a different algorithm that is capable of finding not only those viruses that were included in its database, but also still unknown viruses.

5. The utility can “clean” infected files. Now you don’t have to delete the infected program - Kaspersky utility will find the virus code in it and delete it.

6. If the virus that has infected your computer is blocking the installation of an anti-virus utility, then you can install it completely safely using Safe Mode Windows.

7. After collecting all the necessary information, the program will create special scripts that you can subsequently use for manual treatment.

This is where the advantages of the utility end, so I move on to the disadvantages.

Disadvantages of Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool.

1. The healing utility is by no means an antivirus, which can provide complete protection of your computer in real time. This product should only be used as an addition to your existing antivirus.

2. This utility cannot independently update its databases. Therefore, in order for subsequent system checks to be effective, you will have to periodically visit the official Kaspersky Lab website to download and install the latest updates yourself. Please note that the fourth plus of the utility, which I cited above, does not in any way exempt you from updating the program.

3. Lack of help and additional services. Kaspersky Lab has deprived this product of any service support. Therefore, if you encounter problems while working with the utility, you will have to contact thematic forums.

Despite its shortcomings, Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool is a worthwhile product that will perfectly complement your existing antivirus and can significantly increase the protection of your computer.