- 1). Establish if IE Antivirus is present on your system. It is possible it may have downloaded onto your system if you visited an unprotected website or downloaded a certain program. It may also come attached to a rogue e-mail. Symptoms you might see will include a changed Internet browser home page, new IE Antivirus shortcuts on your desktop, or false error messages that inform you files may be corrupted. You will have to employ software to remove it.
- 2). Download a specific IE Antivirus program. If you carry out an Internet search for "IE Antivirus removal" you will see a plethora of software such as XoftSpySE, IE Antivirus 3.2 or SpyHunter's Detection Scanner. Follow the instructions in the software's "Read Me" file to decipher exactly how to remove the IE Antivirus; depending on the particulars of the program this will typically involve selecting your "C:" drive and clicking "Search" and the program will scan your hard drive for traces of problems.
- 3). Use anti-spyware and malware programs. IE Antivirus can leave traces of other problems in your system such as spyware. Spyware Doctor, Stopzilla malware remover and Spyware Remove are all examples of programs that should tidy up your system of any traces left by IE Antivirus, although there are many more. Similar to step 3, the program will require to to select drive "C:" before clicking "Search" to scan your hard drive.
- 4). Activate your firewall. Your systems firewall should react against IE Antivirus and ensure that your system does not get infected again by blocking any files or websites that contain IE Antivirus.
- 5). If all other steps fail, you can restore your system. Type "System Restore" into the search bar in the "Start" menu, then click on "System Restore" when the results show. Select a date that is before your computer started to experience problems and select "Restore" to restore your computer to the settings of that date. This will restore the registry settings of your computer to a date before IE Antivirus was present.
- 6). Employ a computer expert. If you feel IE Antivirus is still having an effect on your system then call a computer technician and allow them to try to fix the problem.
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