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I think there's a rootkit on my win7 PC
Does anyone out there know of a way to scrub a root kit off my hard drive?
Does anyone out there know of a way to scrub a root kit off my hard drive?
Go to Malwarebytes.org and download their rootkit tool.
download Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit from here
- Unzip the contents to a folder in a convenient location.
- Open the folder where the contents were unzipped and run mbar.exe
- Follow the instructions in the wizard to update and allow the program to scan your computer for threats.
- Click on the Cleanup button to remove any threats and reboot if prompted to do so.
- Wait while the system shuts down and the cleanup process is performed.
- Perform another scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit to verify that no threats remain. If they do, then click Cleanup once more and repeat the process.
- When done, please post the two logs produced they will be in the MBAR folder... mbar-log.txt and system-log.txt
Any of these are good Best Free Rootkit Scanner and Remover
and you might like to try this as it runs from boot
Download Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10 < takes a while but will avoid using the OS and runs from power up.
julianbury,
Please use the following diagnostic tool. It has a powerful detection mechanism, and may help us get to the root of your issues:
Please use the Farbar Recovery Scan Tool.
Download: Farbar Recovery Scan Tool Download
Select the version that applies to your system.
Save it to your Desktop.
Double-click the downloaded file to run it.
When the tool opens click Yes to the disclaimer.
At the program's console, press the Scan button.
When done, the tool produces a log, FRST.txt, in the same directory from which the tool is run (Desktop).
Please provide the FRST.txt in your reply.
The first time the tool is run, it also makes another log: Addition.txt
Also post the Addition.txt in your reply.