Furman University

Computer Disinfection Using Stinger

Stinger is a utility that looks for and removes certain viruses. Stinger is not anti-virus software and can be used regardless of which type of anti-virus software you have installed.

• Click Here to download stinger, Click Here to download the stinger configuration file (save both in the same location).  (FirstClass Login Required)
• Follow the instructions below to use the Stinger disinfection utility.

1. Locate the files you downloaded. Once you have located the files, extract the s-t-i-n-g-e-r.zip file and double click stinger.exe to launch the program.
   
   
2. If you have more than one harddrive, you will need to scan all drives. Click the browse button on the left to select the other harddrive/s from the list.
   
   
3. Once you have all your harddrives selected click "Scan Now" to begin the scan.
   
   
4. It may take several minutes for the scan to complete. The scan will run faster if you are not using the machine while the scan is running. After the scan has finished it will put a report in the bottom white box.
   
   
5. You are done.