The STOPzilla virus is a common virus that’s been designed to target computers that have the “Automatic Updates” feature turned on. This basically means that whenever you are installing or removing various programs from your computer, your system will be forced to keep this installed program updated, leading it to be damaged and corrupted, and making your PC unable to run as effectively as it did before it was made corrupt. This virus basically corrupts the Windows registry database, making it vital that you’re able to remove it in the most effective way possible – which can only be done using an anti-malware program such as “MalwareBytes”. This tutorial is going to show you how to remove the Stopzilla virus from your PC. Here’s what you need to do…
The first thing that you should do is use a search engine to look for a reliable anti-malware program to remove the Stopzilla virus from your PC. We found that one called MalwareBytes works very well, as it has been designed by a large company (called “Pareto Logic” & based in the UK), who have continually updated their virus database with the latest threats that are infecting millions of PCs around the World. You can download MalwareBytes onto your system and let it performs a deep scan, which will then remove all the viruses that are on your system. This should leave your PC free & clean. However, if you want to remove the StartUp Manager application that is hidden inside, which will likely be causing problems for your PC, then you should use the “Add/Remove Programs” application from your Windows CD.
When you use the StartUp Manager program, you may find that it’s constantly getting corrupted and will show a series of annoying problems. You should then use a registry cleaner tool to fix the various settings that your computer will have inside, as this will prevent your computer from being able to start up in the future if it has any infected parts of the system. As you might expect, the StartUp Manager program is infected with the Stopzilla virus and needs to be removed to ensure that your PC is working correctly again. This virus will prevent your computer from being able to load up Windows, as it blocks important Windows features. The way to get rid of this virus is to use an ‘anti-malware’ program, which will scan through your PC and remove all parts of the infection.
Anti-malware programs are popular, as they are able to scan through your system and remove all the infected parts of the Stopzilla virus. To use one of these programs, you should first download one off the Internet and then install it onto your computer. After installation, it will then scan your PC for any infections. Not only will it remove the virus from your PC, but it will also scan your PC to check to see if there are any further viruses on there.
After downloading a good virus removal program, you should then put this program into Safe Mode. Safe Mode is a mode on your PC where Windows will load up from its base address without any programs or files being loaded. This is designed to make sure that viruses won’t be able to infect your PC. Once you have done that, you should then use the anti-malware program to scan through your PC and remove any viruses that may be on it. You should then restart your computer and run the anti-malware program from the taskbar. It should then remove all the parts of the virus that were left, allowing your computer to run as quickly and reliably as it did when it was new.
Finally, in order to get rid of the stopzilla virus, you should use a ‘registry cleaner’ to scan through your PC and repair the various errors that the virus may have caused. A registry cleaner will scan through the registry database of Windows and fix any of the damaged files that are inside it. Not many people know this, but every computer has a database called the ‘registry’. This is a big database which stores all the settings, options and information for your PC, and is where your computer keeps everything from your desktop wallpaper to your emails. Unfortunately, sometimes your computer will actually get confused with the files that are inside the registry, causing your system to get damaged and corrupt.
