avast: winsxs rootkit detected. help?

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  1. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #11

    With that many rootkits I would start new. I would wipe/clean the drive and then do a fresh install. Remember rootkets are mean and at times will hang around.


    http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/172617-secure-erase-wipe-definition-methods.html
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  2. Posts : 23
    Windows 7 Home 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #12

    Thanks for giving a try guys, means a lot to me :)

    Did a clean install... Cant get any cleaner then this other then if i bought a new PC lol

    Any ideas where i could have got those pesky rootkits? Do you get them like a normal virus or are they caught differently?
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  3. Posts : 66
    windows seven
       #13

    before you re-install, try combofix from bleepingcomputer.com DL it on a clean machine to a thumb drive. Rename it, because recent malware knows about it. Also get a utility from that website called rkill. get one of the funky named ones like winlogon.exe, run that, then run combofix (renamed) right off the thumb drive. When done, make sure you scan/clean the thumb drive also...
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  4. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #14

    slurp812 said:
    before you re-install, try combofix from bleepingcomputer.com
       Warning

    Do NOT under any circumstances attempt to use ComboFix without specific guidance from a trained malware removal specialist. This software is extremely powerful and you stand a very good chance of easily rendering your system completely unusable.

    Every reputable download of ComboFix carries this very explicit warning.
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