How to scan for a virus?

i read this thing that says to scan somehting with a anti virus program to make sur the program im downloading doesnt have a virus. it tells me ot dsave it to my comoputer and scan it first.. ok well i saved to to my computer and i have the anti virus program, how do i scan it to make sure it doesnt have any viruses...

heres the thing i read..

"You should scan all files you download with an antivirus program before you open them. When you download the file, you will be given the option to open the file immediately (Run) or to save the file to your computer before you open it. Save the file to your computer and scan it with an antivirus program before opening it."

How to scan for a virus?nortonantivirus

Install the antivirus program. Do not open the file you want to scan. Right click on it and choose "scan file with ---antivirus" from drop-down menu. Do this with every downloaded file.

How to scan for a virus?spyware

You have to open your anti-virus system and do a full scan of your computer. For scanning individual files, right click on the file in Windows Explorer and there should be an option of scanning it with your anti-virus system. Once it is scanned and clean, you can open it.
You downloaded a virus that is an "antivirus program". Delete that idiot and empty it out of your recycle bin.

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