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Best Virus Removal Tools: Cleaning a deeply infected system

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@pcsecuritychannel
@pcsecuritychannel Жыл бұрын
When I say I tried pretty much every tool, I mean it. For everyone curious about how some other tool would perform, I tried: ESET Online Scanner, F Secure, Comodo Cleaning Essentials, Emsisoft Emergency Kit, Bitdefender, Tron script etc and in the end even Protegent 😅 before coming up with this list. I went through all of these in a 1 hr stream on Discord but didn’t include here cause that would make for a boring video.
@novaUT
@novaUT Жыл бұрын
Tron isnt really good at all in my opinion it causes more harm then good
@tubehenry
@tubehenry Жыл бұрын
@@novaUT He mentioned that.
@RodneyGearheart
@RodneyGearheart Жыл бұрын
Hey Leo. Did you happen to try renaming the tools to see if that would allow them to run? I've had luck doing that before.
@wannabedal-adx458
@wannabedal-adx458 Жыл бұрын
As long as when the Tron script is running it is playing the soundtrack from BOTH movies, I'm ok with it!! 😁😎
@Wall9K
@Wall9K Жыл бұрын
But can any of them remove McAfee?
@youreinthematrix
@youreinthematrix 5 ай бұрын
5:10 Steps to clean a deeply infected system: 1. Norton Power Eraser (repair certain system files and functions) 2. Kaspersky (advanced disinfection recommended) 3. Hitman Pro (only quarantine and delete) 4. Malwarebytes
@EastCoastScott
@EastCoastScott Жыл бұрын
Leo, I was just doing a survey for a well known AV site and your channel name came up. They wanted to know if I’d like to see you or your channel (whatever they meant) in their published reports. I said HELL YES!! You’ve come a long way over the years, you have a bright future ahead.
@joez.2794
@joez.2794 Жыл бұрын
If your system is "deeply infected" the most effective tool BY FAR is your existing backups because you need to reload/reimage/reinstall. AND, when you tally up all the hours you'll spend tracing down remnants or just worrying - it's often faster to boot. Sometimes a LOT faster!
@david09baz
@david09baz Жыл бұрын
The malware might infect your backups which results in them not working.
@a.x.w
@a.x.w Жыл бұрын
@@david09baz backups should be encrypted and your system shouldn't have write access to existing backups
@joez.2794
@joez.2794 Жыл бұрын
@@a.x.w Exactly - "air gapped" (as much as I dislike that term). At work people sometimes rib me for still using tape, but it's cheap, fast, and I can look at all those cartridges on the shelf and say to myself "encrypt that" during any potential ransomware attack.
@hugbearsx4
@hugbearsx4 Жыл бұрын
True. But how do you know you haven't backed up an already infected system?
@axeivy
@axeivy Жыл бұрын
I would say yes, but also no. All in all, it still depends on the status quo. If the most recent clean backup was a day ago before the infection, by all means recovering from a backup (should) be fine. But if the most recent clean backup was 6 days ago (weekly backups), or 29 days ago (monthly backups), we're talking days and weeks of potential data / progress being wiped out completely. Of course this is briefly speaking and it obviously gets more intricate, but this video is nice for techs like us to keep up with their tool-belt and be prepared / made aware of more options to consider if such an incident were to occur.
@zebawsh4357
@zebawsh4357 9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, My pc got infected with a pretty deep virus that dug it's way into windows registry folders and I was searching on how to fix it because the virus was not letting me on any antivirus websites and I followed your instructions on this video and I finally recovered my 5 years of research I almost lost, so thank you I really appreciate it.
@Frank-Thoresen
@Frank-Thoresen Жыл бұрын
Thank you for going through with all the testing and present the findings with us
@Netsuko
@Netsuko Жыл бұрын
You are the hero we need. EVERYONE needs to see your videos. Seriously.
@surfingsub5854
@surfingsub5854 Жыл бұрын
The question that comes to mind is the system infection was obviously downloading it's own tools and not what you thought perhaps due to HOSTS file, or had a Image File Execution Options Injection settings for all of these tools. Then when you used a couple of them that were probably missing from the list they were able to run. Without having the exact infection it's difficult to say for sure which method was used, but bottom line is probably ALL of the tools or Most of the tools would have worked had IEFO or similar method of running its own tools been dealt with. It was NOT due to the tool not being able to deal with it. It was the method used to try and run it.
@stephenarkless9444
@stephenarkless9444 Жыл бұрын
I don’t believe it!?!? Norton is useful for something???
@oskkim2163
@oskkim2163 Жыл бұрын
Yes bro, Norton will remove your malware and install his own
@chirukun
@chirukun Жыл бұрын
@@oskkim2163 common Norton W
@intertop10
@intertop10 Жыл бұрын
@@oskkim2163 😂😂😂😁
@intertop10
@intertop10 Жыл бұрын
@@oskkim2163 Norton is Notorious 😁
@autisticsongs9657
@autisticsongs9657 Жыл бұрын
bruh literally. you can use it to remove your malware while it probably mines for crypto in the background
@koreyb
@koreyb Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info! I now run the Kaspersky tool everyday to catch anything as early as possible.
@rb2287
@rb2287 Жыл бұрын
The biggest problem with malware and virus removal is that no single tool finds everything. So, your approach of utilizing MULTIPLE or SEVERAL tools is strongly recommended. I use the following approach; Whenever possible, use an off-line tool to scan the system such as one which runs from a USB. Better yet, if you have a second computer, pull the infected drive and scan it with the second (uninflected) computer using multiple tools. This ensures that NO suspect processes could possibly have been running. place the computer into “Safe Mode” which only allows the Windows system files necessary to run. THEN, perform your cleanup. Unless you know EXACTLY when your system was compromised, you have to consider that system restore points are also worthless. I’ve seen this time and time again. If you restore to a certain point, you wind up re-infecting your system all over again. Only after doing THIS level of cleanup will you be better assured that the cleanup is complete.
@shaggydawg5419
@shaggydawg5419 Жыл бұрын
You're correct but I don't do cleanups. Nuke and rebuild is my solution
@rb2287
@rb2287 Жыл бұрын
@@shaggydawg5419 Yes, there’s always the “Nuclear Option.” As simple as this option actually is, I’ve learned that most people simply won’t go down this road. I would say that the nuclear option is the #1 approach to virus & malware removal. That’s why I primarily use Linux as my operating system.
@shaggydawg5419
@shaggydawg5419 Жыл бұрын
@@rb2287 People don't want to lose documents and/or start over from scratch. I'd rather lose a little bit of data (that hasn't been backed up yet) than risk an unstable system with a potential of reinfection or hidden malware. There's no way I'm going to use an infected system even after it's been cleaned and multiple malware products find nothing in it.
@taxcollector8858
@taxcollector8858 Жыл бұрын
​@shaggydawg5419 how do you "nuke" your computer? I got a maleware and I got a ransom message. I'm planning on nuking but idk how
@shaggydawg5419
@shaggydawg5419 Жыл бұрын
@@taxcollector8858 I was referring to reinstalling the operating systems. Use other computer to download and create a Windows setup media on a USB flash. Turn off the infected PC and turn it back on. Boot off the USB device with Windows setup and delete the entire partitions on the infected hard disk. Start with a fresh Windows 10 or 11 installation.
@TheRossMadness
@TheRossMadness Жыл бұрын
Honestly, when I saw the malware take over the AV downloads, my first instinct was to not do the malware removal in Windows at all. Kaspersky Rescue Disk is a Linux boot disk that lets you run KAV on an offline system. I would be curious to see how it fares in this scenario. I've used it and Bitdefender Rescue CD (RIP) in the past with some good success.
@pcsecuritychannel
@pcsecuritychannel Жыл бұрын
Yes but this was much quicker.
@philpeko1796
@philpeko1796 Жыл бұрын
@@pcsecuritychannel May be Quicker, but useless. @TheRossMadness is right, trying to clean a corrupted system from this live system is absolutely unreliable. The only way to do it right is using an external system. Otherwise, you can never be sure to have really cleaned up the system. It is a basic concept in IT security.
@Dyanosis
@Dyanosis Жыл бұрын
In my experience, for Windows anyway, doing things from safe mode is also a half-way decent option and normally solves most problems. Though it doesn't help against rootkits or bios attacks, but at least it'd help with things that want to be running on top of everything else (and most need internet to run, which safe mode doesn't allow).
@philpeko1796
@philpeko1796 Жыл бұрын
@@Dyanosis 1) In my line of work, that is Computer Security, there are no half-measures : You cannot be mildly confident that you have solved the issue. My customers want to be sure the problem is gone, not half-sure, with a half-baked solution, and what you recommend does not do the job. 2) Thank you for proving my point, you said it yourself : Your solution does not help against rootkits/trojans. And I want to be sure to deal with them. 3) You don't know well windows : You can run safe mode WITH Network enabled, it is an option. Enjoy, and Peace !
@williamking9707
@williamking9707 Жыл бұрын
@@philpeko1796 While you may be correct, there's no need to be aggressive about it. He does have 'something' of a point after all- in all honesty windows safe mode, while NOT a panacea by any means, is a useful but often-overlooked tool these days. And while security is always something to be done in absolutes, the way things are done at home is often different from the business world- at home there's no concern for liability or partnerships or tax breaks or write-offs etc etc, which can dictate decisions that in other cases wouldn't happen. For example MWB is the name in the game for AVs, but when the business pays for norton, that's what you're stuck with. There's also the simple matter that a full reinstall... Honestly isn't that bad these days. Personal treasures like photos and writing aside, I could probably do a full, fresh reinstall and re-setup of my home pc in under an hour. That was NOT the case when I had dial-up. And if a system is infected to THAT degree a full reinstall might not be that bad of an option. Not always an option, obviously, but it's something more worth considering than it perhaps once was.
@7onysWorld
@7onysWorld Жыл бұрын
A customized Tron script video will be amazing to watch. I'm looking forward for that one.
@CoolJosh3k
@CoolJosh3k Жыл бұрын
I feel like the idea here is to clean up the system enough that what might remain of the user’s valued data can be offloaded to a backup, then the OS completely reinstalled.
@hatsandboots
@hatsandboots Жыл бұрын
Bingo! Now this idea I like.
@markganus1085
@markganus1085 Жыл бұрын
this is my new favourite channel. i can barely wait to get home from work and from class and try it out
@wannabedal-adx458
@wannabedal-adx458 Жыл бұрын
Leo, if you have to ask if we want to see a demo on something you mentioned in a video. The likely answer is YES!!! 😎 This is awesome info you put out for the novice to amateur computer user. Thanks for this video!
@delcogoblin
@delcogoblin Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the help, man. I'm starting a small PC repair business and I was looking for some good tools to clear infected computers. I'm more of a hardware repair guy but I want to open the business to anyone in need of assistance.
@Evile_7780
@Evile_7780 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video, I searched for deep cleaning virus tools and your video was probably the savior of my steam account. In my stupidity I downloaded a sketchy piece of software that ended up stealing my account information and sold all my in-game items :( fortunately, I recovered my account just in time, i'm stealing a bit paranoid if some piece of malware is running deep inside my system but from what I can tell, my computer is cleaned. Thank you so much for making this video, you save my PC
@cepay2015
@cepay2015 Жыл бұрын
I love this kind of testing AV's and AV's tools videos!
@onlyVetements
@onlyVetements Жыл бұрын
the best way to deep clean an infected pc is to wipe the drive and start fresh, and not install some sketchy software again. keep your stuff backed up, and stay safe and comfy!
@MuhammadAhmad-dt4cq
@MuhammadAhmad-dt4cq 4 ай бұрын
Just by using the Norton power eraser my issue was fixed. Thanks bud.
@tubehenry
@tubehenry Жыл бұрын
I would certainly appreciate a video on Tron. Thanks for this one, by the way.
@CrypticKD
@CrypticKD Жыл бұрын
The Norton Power Eraser solved my issue.. THANK YOU!!
@helifynoe9930
@helifynoe9930 Жыл бұрын
My computer runs with the OS/programs/files each stored on one NVMe SSD. But the computer also has a HDD. So I cloned the contents of the NVMe SDD onto the HDD. I then disconnected the HDD from power and SATA connection to protect it from malware. So if I run into problems, be that malware or updates causing problems etc., I just reconnect the HDD and boot up from there. This takes less than 5 minutes, and so I then can proceed to do things such as pay bills and so forth, without there being any inhibitors or any other problems at hand. Thanks to this method, I am up and running bug free in mere minutes, rather than having to cross my fingers and reload or perform other recovery methods. Once I have some free time, I then just clone the contents of the HDD on over to the NVMe SSD, and once again have a bug free system. Thus with this technique, I in no way have to accept a corrupted computer to be able to somewhat repair itself via the help of another software app.
@evaldas249
@evaldas249 Жыл бұрын
I am aware this is a channel regarding PCs but a video like this for Android would be greatly appreciated as well. Helpful video, by the way!
@agostinhomatos321
@agostinhomatos321 Жыл бұрын
Norton Power Eraser due to the very small installer size, seems to be an online installer, which in case of an infected computer where the internet connection may not work, it will not execute as the computer cannot access the cloud to get the latest and complete virus signatures. In this situation it will be better to use another Norton tool - Norton Bootable Recovery Tool. On the other hand, it is always advised to try to clean a computer via a bootable tool and do not execute the cleaning software with the infected operating system active and running.
@AmazingPhilippines1
@AmazingPhilippines1 Жыл бұрын
Many thanks for your computer security discussions!
@mikecrabtree8200
@mikecrabtree8200 Жыл бұрын
A shop that I used when I used widows, never cleaned a system with widows loaded. They used a program called BartPE. They loaded the most current AV updates, burned a live disc, doing that on a separate PC. Turned the infected device off and then live booted the disc. The purpose to this is that some viruses use known inadequacies and flat out gross Vulnerabilities in the windows OS to hide themselves from AV software. Booting outside of the OS allows BPE to scan the full drive. Including areas that have been marked by windows as bad sectors for viruses. Windows marks sections of the formatted drive as bad if it finds issues. Windows will ignore these areas, but the virus can find them and use still good space in them. I personally stopped using windows decades ago because it was so riddled with vulnerabilities. No OS is fool proof, but windows is all but impossible to keep clean because of how haphazardly Microsoft writes it. The one thing it does well is keep a army of people employed trying to keep the OS running.
@billx4266
@billx4266 Жыл бұрын
Thats not possible anymore since secure boot uefi
@slamscaper128
@slamscaper128 Жыл бұрын
I would love to see a more detailed video on fileless malware. I had a seriously compromised network back in 2018 and every system on my network (including my smartphone) was completely infected. In Windows I noticed the malware was highly cloaked and used a ton of strange Powershell scripts to gather data and deploy whatever was needed. I had a hell of time with it and had to replace my router and remove all IoT devices, thoroughly clean my system and reinstall Windows, and flash the stock FW to my phone using Odin. Simply reinstalling Windows always led to a reinfected system, which was crazy to me.
@Dead_Weight21
@Dead_Weight21 Жыл бұрын
That sounds scary
@slamscaper128
@slamscaper128 Жыл бұрын
@@Dead_Weight21 It really was. I also found all sorts of strange files inside my Google Drive, like a few Linux distros and such. I of course never put them in there. When I was trying to clean the system, I found a folder inside the Windows directory with around 100 .ps1 files (Powershell scripts) and I copied them over to a removable drive for later analysis. Sadly, they were gone when I went to find them again. Not sure if my AV killed them silently or if the threat actor deleted them. I really wish I would have kept more of what I found because the malware was amazingly robust.
@ManAdam712
@ManAdam712 Жыл бұрын
This happened to me in 2021. My S8 picked it up immediately after Samsung stopped updates w/o notice. - To make a very long story short, I ditched Samsung & I use quite a bit of google/chromium stuff now and EVERYTHING is either still infected, (or re-infected). Your post is the closest description to what I've been struggling to with. I could go on forever - I would love for an expert to analyze it all. It's really quite crazy how these system apps or APKs manipulate my network and devices, then hide & respawn like weeds.
@riperroxd7664
@riperroxd7664 10 ай бұрын
​@@slamscaper128what the actual hell? How can reinstalling windows can end up reinfecting your system? That's terrific
@slamscaper128
@slamscaper128 10 ай бұрын
@@riperroxd7664 The malware was very advanced and has multiple ways of remaining persistent after a reinstallation of Windows.
@dannylaw7367
@dannylaw7367 Жыл бұрын
Great job and pretty clear communication also.
@jonathanalvarez1162
@jonathanalvarez1162 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this I'm about to try this. I have a really infected system most my registry has been changed and permissions have been taken over. I thought about the tron script but I don't know anything about code or coding so I am very thankful your video popped up. Subscribed !
@sceneflexin8701
@sceneflexin8701 Жыл бұрын
Hey I have this current problem dude, THE EXACT ONE., which service helped you bro? And was your malware capturing your screen like mine is ? It’s scary stuff I need help
@leandsonpinheiro
@leandsonpinheiro Жыл бұрын
Yes, a video about Tron Script would be awesome
@HypzEU
@HypzEU Жыл бұрын
Kaspersky is the way to go, its to one and only Antivirus I use and I had never any problems so far.
@y0._.
@y0._. Ай бұрын
And prices are a bit unfair for kaspersky hahah it is so cheap
@andrewr7820
@andrewr7820 Жыл бұрын
An easy mistake that people can make is to have the drive containing the backups be Read/Write for Windows. The backups will be encrypted right along with everything else. When backing up a system, I use the Clonezilla live CD (linux-based) with an external USB drive. In order to protect the external drive from infection, do the following: a) shutdown/power-off Windows, b) Insert bootable Clonezilla media DVD/USB, c) power-on machine and run BIOS Setup to change the boot order (assuming no F-key for a boot menu), boot the Clonezilla media, and ONLY THEN plug in the external drive. Finally run Clonezilla to make your backup. I also format the external drive using a Linux-native filesystem like EXT2/3/4, XFS, etc., since Windows still arrogantly ignores any partition types except their own.
@TomokoAbe_
@TomokoAbe_ Жыл бұрын
I had no problems with Avast, but Malwarebytes detected malware which Avast ignored. I used Norton Power Eraser, but one of my very common utilities (photocopier) was detected as malware, which it is not. Wow. I'm thinking of getting the yearly subscription of Malwarebytes. I really like it!
@Lant1s
@Lant1s Жыл бұрын
well if you want to save some money u can create new accounts for malwarebytes and get 14days premium each time
@menguardingtheirownwallets6791
@menguardingtheirownwallets6791 Жыл бұрын
When my Win-7 computer gets a nasty virus, I just reload a system image that I created a few months earlier, at a time where the computer was known to be clean. That's why I keep all of my data and portable browsers on an external hard drive, not on the computer's hard drive itself. After reloading the system image I then use virus removal tools on the external hard drives to clean them up.
@bobbinatorrah67
@bobbinatorrah67 Жыл бұрын
Norton be allowed by the malware because the malware was like “eh, what’s he gonna do?” JK. Good video!
@yallinmuller7137
@yallinmuller7137 Жыл бұрын
Hey someone here who hasn't the least idea about any off this stuff. Your video where helpful and i feel at least a bit safer using my laptop. Thanks for your free help. Ps: im thinking its time to learn about that stuff since my dad used to fix my shit when my pc was slower than city traffic during rush hour.
@gleex8906
@gleex8906 Жыл бұрын
ily man you so chill and helpful like i would honestly really want to get to know someone like you in my life
@ripleyhrgiger4669
@ripleyhrgiger4669 Жыл бұрын
As annoying as Norton's adverts can be to the user, their software is extremely good. Their firewall is the best out of all software based firewall solution in the industry. I just wish they would stop with the constant badgering to try and get us to buy more of their security solutions inside of the app itself.
@dantecruzz
@dantecruzz Жыл бұрын
Well I'm not an expert in this but i once had a system which was infected by a ransomware, and kept on crashing everytime I wanted to use another anti virus and surprisingly "Hitman Pro" removed the virus (completely) the system was alright and I did a system reset and it was all good
@marwan.ux1
@marwan.ux1 Жыл бұрын
very interesting
@MuhammadSalman7236
@MuhammadSalman7236 Жыл бұрын
Adwcleaner is also a good lightweight software for removing some popular malware that don't infect the system deeply.
@richardlange7598
@richardlange7598 Жыл бұрын
It kinda went to shit after malware bytes took them over, was a great tool though.
@peterhansen5804
@peterhansen5804 Жыл бұрын
I have cleaned machines like this many times before, and I prefer to use Process Explorer - the scanning of the running programs/processes can be done via the built-in VirusTotal check. And then it is mostly just a question of "Kill process", then "delete file".
@Aryan0207
@Aryan0207 Жыл бұрын
I have a suggestion. Why not test the security of minor browsers. Like Vivaldi, Brave and Opera?
@NoneRain_
@NoneRain_ Жыл бұрын
Cuz most people don't use em.
@bezwi4658
@bezwi4658 2 ай бұрын
Hi thanks man i downloaede all of them and they helped me veryyyy much thanks man
@BruhMomentt05
@BruhMomentt05 Жыл бұрын
i had this same virus long ago, i dont remember how i got infected but i realized i was infected because of how loud my fans were meanwhile my PC was on idle and it made me worry, so i installed AVAST and i got the fake Antivirus, but THEN i downloaded another one that i neither remember which one was but managed to get it installed, since it looked like the Virus didn't know about that one. So like that i realized i had a Bitcoin Miner on my PC somehow, and my Windows Security was completely broken so i anyways had to reinstall my Windows
@wolfbrave4866
@wolfbrave4866 Жыл бұрын
There was a software named Returnil many years ago was quite novel way of defeating all kinds of threats. It just system restore the computer to a clean state everytime you restart your computer and have methods to permanently have programs installed to the system if needed to.
@Derpingtonshere
@Derpingtonshere Жыл бұрын
Norton labeled things as medium threat that shouldn't be labeled. It labeled programs I made myself as medium threats. Both of these were made via AHK. One hides icons when double clicking on desktop and one turns up or down volume via scroll wheel when hovering over anywhere in the taskbar area. SO, imho norton kinda missed the mark here for security.
@Imkadir
@Imkadir Жыл бұрын
I got virus on my bios whenever I reinstall new windows I still have it on my pc 😢 welp.
@___..Blade..___
@___..Blade..___ 23 күн бұрын
Biggest malware is windows updater
@thefadebeta580
@thefadebeta580 Жыл бұрын
To bad ComboFix is no longer supported that was a great tool!
@richardlange7598
@richardlange7598 Жыл бұрын
Only real Gs remember this GOAT.
@yunggoosbumps215
@yunggoosbumps215 Жыл бұрын
In regards to using Kaspersky: "The U.S. government in 2017 banned use of Kaspersky software in federal information systems, citing concerns about the Moscow-based security firm's links to the Russian government and espionage efforts" Better off not giving Russia a free shot.
@mackmagic17
@mackmagic17 10 ай бұрын
I love BitDefender boot disc. It has found viruses that no other AV scanner could remove.
@SriHarshaChilakapati
@SriHarshaChilakapati Жыл бұрын
Just a curious scenario. What if instead of downloading the .exe directly, you right click on the link, select save as and enter a different name without an extension? If CMD opens up, you can then issue `%1 filename` to execute it as an executable. Is that too somehow blocked?
@Belisiario
@Belisiario Жыл бұрын
Want to know if that works too
@Pfsensepluss
@Pfsensepluss 9 ай бұрын
Great video and information , downloaded both thanks
@rafaelsuarez7415
@rafaelsuarez7415 Жыл бұрын
Karspersky used to have a bootable cd you could download free . Boot from it , it would update itself and then scan your hdds . Was great. Isn it available any more ?
@carlospulido6224
@carlospulido6224 Жыл бұрын
Yes it is available for free. Its called Kaspersky Rescue Kit.
@Wahinies
@Wahinies Жыл бұрын
Offline scanners seem to be far less effective these days and the update servers take longer than the scans.
@natecullamar
@natecullamar Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! and for your channel it really helps a lot
@disliked1390
@disliked1390 Жыл бұрын
No threats on all the softwares listed. I'm good baby glad my efforts to stay safe are working
@nvidiaplay
@nvidiaplay Жыл бұрын
love that norton wants my credentials before even letting me download it
@johnofsometrades405
@johnofsometrades405 Жыл бұрын
Now, don't know if it still exists, but Malwarebytes did have a CMD version to get things stopped so you can run the GUI version. And you can boot into safe mode or selective startup programs which helps
@soliver111
@soliver111 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the suggested utilities.. should be very helpful.. Cheers
@fragalot
@fragalot Жыл бұрын
While all of these programs are free, Hitman Pro is still a trial-based software. So if you have to use it again after 30 days on the same PC, you're probably screwed. The others seem to be free to use, with no time limits.
@goodjohnjr
@goodjohnjr Жыл бұрын
Yeah, but they do have Sophos Scan & Clean which is a free slightly less features version of HitmanPro.
@xSferQx
@xSferQx Жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you for this video :)
@AdmV0rl0n
@AdmV0rl0n Жыл бұрын
I'm noting the comments below on 'just wipe and be done with it'. That answer works if you have a corporate device with a limited build and software. Its not a good answer if someone has a complex build, a lot of tooling, games, setups and so on. A rebuild of a corp machine and shoving office back on is a short recovery. An end user build with many tools and setups is not a 5 minute 'fixed' outcome.
@marwan.ux1
@marwan.ux1 Жыл бұрын
True
@zer00rdie
@zer00rdie Жыл бұрын
Having a lifetime license of Malware bytes, I don't think I'll ever swap it out.
@SayAhh
@SayAhh Жыл бұрын
I actually remember when I saw it but I passed. Later when I wanted one it was no longer available.
@TheSpanjaMan
@TheSpanjaMan Жыл бұрын
Most of the time you can just boot up a Linux distro via USB and manually delete the malware. That's how I cleaned some malware like that friendly antivirus program. You just run Kaspersky removal tool afterwards and boom - malware is gone.
@ChrisM541
@ChrisM541 3 ай бұрын
Question: why is the '.exe / Return key vector' NOT being intercepted by one/more of these infections? Remember, a 'fully' infected system can very easily patch into any process that happens from the point immediately after pressing the Return key, or, left mouse key double click, or similar. Etc ??? ;) If you are able to execute any removal infection program then, quite simply, that means the infection is...inadequate, or, not fully exploiting its 'potential'. The best answer to any infection is to re-image with a (hopefully) clean historical file. Clearly, attention will need to be paid to any attached storage, direct or networked.
@5vonz
@5vonz 2 ай бұрын
The frustrating thing about the virus I have right now is that my browser crashes whenever I try to download an antivirus program. Additionally, when I try to open the antivirus file directly, it crashes as well.
@ZNightLocker
@ZNightLocker 3 ай бұрын
hey dude great videoo i had used malwarebyte but it didnt solve the issue i had. my cpu temps would be 25 degree higher when task manger is closed but as soon as i turned task manger on it would drop temps and usage on the cpu. followed you step used all 3 of the software and they each caught something and now my pc is running great so thank you appreciate it dude
@srenivasana415
@srenivasana415 8 ай бұрын
Damn my virus even blocks the Norton power eraser😢
@athanasiossoulakakis7893
@athanasiossoulakakis7893 Жыл бұрын
I tried the Norton power eraser but it stuck at 1% and then my PC stopped responding.
@goodjohnjr
@goodjohnjr Жыл бұрын
Sometimes it can take a long time, give it some time.
@GoldenbloonJonson
@GoldenbloonJonson Жыл бұрын
Video idea : unused Bandwidth reselling programs / apps. The most popular ones are Honeygain, Peer2Profit, Trafficmonetizer and many others. Is it safe to use them, is there any possible danger like data leaks or even some legal problems with Internet provider/ Police? I know most of them pay, but very little. I guess it's not worth the risk for a few dollars per month but it could be very informative and interesting video.
@user-ek3ns2gt8f
@user-ek3ns2gt8f 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for this great Video and I totally agree with Hitman Pro as one of the tools that you need on the system. The Norton Power Eraser is the one I need to occasionally scan those hidden danger of the files I download. For me, They cannot be a greater malware than MS, Google, Facebook and KZfaq which is always collecting our data and always pop-Up telling you like Edge and always try to set as default. Other paid Anti-Malware companies also the same like Avast, Malwarebyte, etc If you are an AV companie BE a AV company not a Tuneup PC or optimize Internet company, etc. OK thanks
@davidrojas5319
@davidrojas5319 Жыл бұрын
I'd love to hear more about tron-script. Thank you so much for the video
@chrisbowring4298
@chrisbowring4298 Жыл бұрын
Yes, very good, thank you! It would definitely be interesting to put Tron through the paces.
@makeminefreedom
@makeminefreedom Жыл бұрын
I usually use task manager to kill the fake AV then run standard tools like SuperAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes. If that doesn't work I use system restore to reset the system to the way it was before it became infected then run the same AV tools to see if the system is clean.
@GooogleGoglee
@GooogleGoglee Жыл бұрын
Yes please I would like to see a Tron script video! thank you!
@DG-sy3rv
@DG-sy3rv Жыл бұрын
My PC was knocked down by an internet attack two years ago while I was using Kaspersky.
@Blackaquamariene2
@Blackaquamariene2 Жыл бұрын
I wish Hitmanpro allow everyone to download the installer normally. Want to try it but then I saw "Register to download the product" page, I was like "No, thanks"
@goodjohnjr
@goodjohnjr Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it is the same for their free Sophos Scan & Clean, fortunately you just need to give them your email address, you do not have to make an account.
@tektauron
@tektauron Жыл бұрын
thank you for this video. Just what I needed!
@kens-jr2vv
@kens-jr2vv Жыл бұрын
Just wondering if scanning in safe mode would be a viable option?
@kc9sep
@kc9sep Жыл бұрын
Interesting but do note that Norton Power Eraser is very aggressive at times classifying foxit editor and openboard as medium category malware.
@HCIbn
@HCIbn Жыл бұрын
don't use it yes or no?
@ibobeko4309
@ibobeko4309 Жыл бұрын
The biggest undetected viruses come from Windows Office. The cracks always involves some kind of host entry.
@WindomRettes
@WindomRettes Жыл бұрын
Informative video Mate!
@williamshenk7940
@williamshenk7940 8 ай бұрын
Your videos are excellent and very informative.
@Alex_Martz
@Alex_Martz Жыл бұрын
What about offline cleaning?, running an antivirus from a bootable USB has always worked great
@hugbearsx4
@hugbearsx4 Жыл бұрын
This is the only way to attempt a serious disinfecton.
@7DeadlyJinxs
@7DeadlyJinxs Жыл бұрын
@@hugbearsx4 Can't you download the setup files of what you need in another computer and then place those files in an offline portable storage? Being disconnected from the internet from an infected computer should be a given.
@hugbearsx4
@hugbearsx4 Жыл бұрын
@@7DeadlyJinxs If the system is up, then the virus is ACTIVE and the chances of it trying to hide/morph/attack your antivirus are very high. That's why you should shut the system down and boot from a known-to-be-clean antivirus tool, that won't load any of the infected files to be executed - therefore denying the virus the chance to act.
@7DeadlyJinxs
@7DeadlyJinxs Жыл бұрын
@@hugbearsx4 What?
@TheJCEguy
@TheJCEguy Жыл бұрын
How effective is Bitdefender Security? A video on that would be awesome 😀
@anonymousman1282
@anonymousman1282 Жыл бұрын
I find it hard to believe that after installing so many pirated games and scanning so many times using these scanner tools plus tdskiller and windows defender real time protection, i never got imfected by a malware according to the scans.
@p1nk6969
@p1nk6969 Жыл бұрын
guess you download those crack softwares at a trusted sites lol, its oke
@SDM64
@SDM64 Жыл бұрын
bro i have the same problem, i have like 10 cracked games most from steamunlocked and some from random yt videos, now i regret doing all of these so im trynna get rid off everything i can but i also cant rlly get rid off everything cause some things like cracked vegas pro actually help me 😢 and im to broke to buy the real vegas pro and its the only thing i need idc about the pirated games i dont even play them anymore
@daedalusrunner8423
@daedalusrunner8423 Жыл бұрын
I used tronscript and it is so powerful. It is like the nuclear option of virus removal
@Vex22778
@Vex22778 Жыл бұрын
I ran tron script on one of my friends badly infected laptops even after I ran Tron Hitman pro and Malwarebytes were still finding viruses left and right and Windows defender offline as well so I think that the virus might have tampered with Tron
@drieman
@drieman Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Very helpful!
@ray070784
@ray070784 Жыл бұрын
so let me get this clear, the best virus removal tools, Norton Power Eraser and Hitman Pro is the only two that still can be installed into our PC even AFTER we have deeply infected? or is Norton Power Eraser and Hitman Pro has been installed BEFORE it gets infected? but what if we've already installed the AV before get infected? like Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, etc, could we still can get auto infected?
@tc1718
@tc1718 11 күн бұрын
Interesting video. Thanks for posting! I would really like to see a video on tronscript.
@12OunceProphet
@12OunceProphet Жыл бұрын
Thanks good video . I used Kaspersky and it removed a trojan from my PC.
@jaken0
@jaken0 Жыл бұрын
Hi Leo, I enjoy your videos! Can you maybe consider creating video about Bitdefender's tool used to cleanup the pc from malware. They have something similar to KVRT form Kaspersky. I am thinking to switch from Kaspersky to Bitdefender so I would love to see more comparisions against those products in the future.
@brunokoeke8843
@brunokoeke8843 Жыл бұрын
Hey how's it going ? I'm a bitdefender user and I like it a lot, I'm a bit of a layman in this subject but when I used both, I didn't see much difference between the two, one thing I noticed was that the bitdefender panel has more settings than kaspersky.
@adria2208
@adria2208 3 ай бұрын
When I installed Kaspersky, doing a scan and rebooting the computer left me with bricked USB drivers which meant I could not use a mouse or keyboard even after rebooting the computer. Thankfully the Norton NPE did a system restore point and I didn't lose nothing but holy fuck, this antivirus almost bricked my computer.
@mahdoosh7050
@mahdoosh7050 6 ай бұрын
LEGEND YOU SAVED ME
@johnofsometrades405
@johnofsometrades405 Жыл бұрын
Emsisoft Emergency Kit helps. Comes with a CMD version as well Incase you have crap like this. Also knows as EEK. Downfall is the update process can take a while. But the CMD prompt version actually works well when GUI software doesn't work and will get you to use GUI software
@YgorCortes
@YgorCortes Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, your channel is amazing!! Can you pleaseee make a "2022 best free antiviruses" video?
@kamranrasheed4180
@kamranrasheed4180 Жыл бұрын
Hey when will you test any antivirus? Waiting for Kaspersky vs Bitdefender
@JohnnyTHM
@JohnnyTHM Жыл бұрын
NPE, is more likely to confuse and cause further issues fowr novices due to the high likely hood of providing excessive false positives! Further, it's not even a good tool and should only be used in very specific situations. But you did call it well and I liked the reference to not being a Norton Fan. I only added that so anyone new with these techniques does not use NPE as their go too tool!👍
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