How safe is running Zoek 5.0.0.0

cottonball said:

Please download Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit:
Download > Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit Download
•Save to your Desktop.
•Double-click the icon to start the tool.
(Warning! Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit needs to be run from an account with Administrator rights.)
•In the Introduction screen, click: Next
•On the Update Database screen, click Update to download the latest definitions, and then click: Next
•Once the update is complete select Next, and click: Scan
•When the scan is finished, if no malware is found select: Exit
•If malware is detected, check all items and click: Cleanup
•Reboot your computer.

Please open the MBAR folder and provide the content of the following reports in your reply:
mbar-log-{date} (xx-xx-xx).txt
system-log.txt
.

Is it possible for Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit to just scan the program files?


I'm trying to run the normal Malwarebytes and two times this comes up:

malwarebytes was unable to load the anti-rootkit driver
error code 20025

marysilver said:

"All of those found by AdwCleaner should have been removed. Were they?" I removed everything besides one program that I use all the time. Panda also tried to remove it. I'm wondering if it was better to copy and save that software/program off the computer. Then deleted it and then copy it back on the computer without the viruses.

Panda anti virus pro was the one that removed Junkware Removal Tool. I've been using SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes.

For Add-On's or Extensions what about McAfee Security Scan, Adblock Plus, QuickJava, and Adobe Acrobat?

Is "ask to activate" good enough?

I would uninstall anything that's McAfee which is always trouble, the worst. I would not have Java installed unless a trusted program asks for it. Adobe Acrobat is not needed by most, just Flash and possibly Reader.

As to Junkware Removal Tool if it was good we would have heard about it. This is the lifelong home of Windows 7, besides being the top tech forums in all of web history.

Thank you to both of you.

What's interesting is the main problems started on the computer about the time McAfee Security Scan was installed.

McAfee Security Scan won't let me uninstall it. Should I use Revo Uninstaller Pro?

Do you have a System Restore point available from before the time you installed the Mucafee?

If not, You can use Revo but set a System Restore point before you use it.

This may be THE problem.

I just checked out this part of the computer called "Services". An example:

HTML Code:

http://www.theeldergeek.com/windows_7/service_block_level_engine_backup.htm

A bunch of services are stopped. Some might be important.

If someone can list the important services to "Start" then a few of my computer problems may be resolved?

Can I go through and start all the services just to see if it helps the computer?

I think my "Computer Browser" in services is missing from the computer:

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs

I tried to start it and it had an error message.

Is there anyway to get these services back without a factory reset or deleting everything from my computer?

I might have other "services" missing too. When the virus attacked, I was deleted files left and right trying to stop the virus from taking over the computer. I deleted anything that looked suspicious. svchost caused problems in the past, so I may have deleted all the svchost. I didn't have time to research file names. The computer acted normal, so I never went back to check....