Norton Antivirus protection available.
Norton Antivirus protection available.
It may work, but your computer will likely remain slow since Norton can't fully repair any damage the malware might have caused. It depends on whether Norton can detect all the viruses present, which isn't guaranteed. Restart and adopt safer habits with your PC tools. With decent skills and standard software, you probably won't need antivirus to keep your system virus-free.
Usually, yes. The filesystem is likely severely damaged and not usable. You might attempt it, but I recommend against it.
A thoughtfully crafted virus makes recovery tricky—save the file with it if possible. For less sophisticated viruses, simply transfer your data to another drive or USB stick, wipe the old disk, and reinstall. Before doing that, test it lightly; it shouldn’t cause damage. Also, modern well-designed viruses are uncommon, so there’s about a 90% chance you won’t accidentally spread them via backup.
This claim is very accurate. I don’t have any antivirus software installed, and I’ve turned off Windows Firewall permanently. I’ve stayed virus-free ever since. Just remember to understand what you’re doing and avoid clicking on anything to stay safe.