How to restore windows xp after i unistalled 7 zip

[mkc29]

Hello,
i unistalled 7 zip with out knowing how to or what 7 zip is used for and it erased all my programs ..how do i fix it?

 

[Hawkeye22]

7 Zip is totally non destructive. Either you previously had a virus/malware on your computer or you downloaded an infected copy of 7zip from a unofficial 7zip site.

I suggest you install some A/V software and try to remove the menace.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

http://www.avast.com/en-us/free-antivirus-download