How to Remove .SCR Virus from the Computer?
These days many computers are being infected with .SCR virus which affects all the folders and the users will not be able to save the changes they’ve made.
What is .SCR Extension?
The SCR file type is primarily associated with “script” which is started to be used to transmit a Trojan.
From where the .SCR Virus comes from?
The SCR virus mostly comes along with the screen savers, ZIP files (with double extension), an executable file etc..
Most antivirus programs cannot remove this virus because it is write protected, however we can delete the file causing the virus by following the below steps.
How to Remove/Delete .SCR Virus from the Computer?
- Shutdown the computer and restart it using safe mode (press F8 key while booting).
- Once the loading of windows is completed, go to C:\WINDOWS\system (or the folder you’ve installed your operating system).
- Find the file named “WINLODR.SCR” and delete it.
- Now, restart your computer in the normal mode (without pressing any key) and you can see that the virus has been removed.
Do comment if you face any problem deleting the .scr virus from your computer.
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3 Comments to “How to Remove .SCR Virus from the Computer?”
this is very annoying, thanks for this great post. Now i can switch of then nuisance.
But as the storage device is so common and easily used the percentage of the flash drive being infected by viruses has also increased. The Pen drive can be infected with a virus if you save a virus-infected file to the flash drive or if you use the pen drive with a virus-infected computer.
windows xp refused to start with this usb once i changed folder names – which allowed me to access the folder then on restart windows xp refused to pick the usb and then the next time refiused to start up altogether until i puller the usb out.
i had to install linux – move the data to another unefected hardrive (virus does not effect linux)- and then reformat the usb.
ALSO REMOVE THE XX.SCR filed in linux – ever folder will have one – this the virus files that cause the shortcuts to appear – it can only be done in linux (i used ubuntu – but any linux system will do) – THEN – copy to another back up drive and reformat the orginal usb. THEN REINSTALL windows – to be sure you have a clean system.
i am solved with this bloody scr now thou – stick to linux