Guide: How to remove trojans, spyware, rogues and other malware

[Earth Bound Misfit]

I came across this guide @Malwaretips.com, very good guide IMO...

http://malwaretips.com/threads/how-to-remove-trojans-spyware-rogues-and-other-malware.6941/

Malware, short for malicious (or malevolent) software, is software used or programmed by attackers to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information, or gain access to private computer systems. It can appear in the form of code, scripts, active content, and other software. ‘Malware’ is a general term used to refer to a variety of forms of hostile or intrusive software.

Malware includes computer viruses, ransomware, worms, trojan horses, rootkits, keyloggers, dialers, spyware, adware, malicious BHOs, rogue security software and other malicious programs...

It’s not always easy to tell if your computer was compromised or not,because these days cybercriminals are going to great lengths to hide their code and conceal what their programs are doing on an infected computer.
It’s very difficult to provide a list of characteristic symptoms of a infected computer because the same symptoms can also be caused by hardware incompatibilities or system instability,however here are just a few examples that may suggest that your PC has been compromised :

You may receive the error “Internet Explorer could not display the page” when attempting to access certain websites
Your web browser (e.g., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome) freezes, hangs or is unresponsive
Your web browser’s default homepage is changed
Access to security related websites is blocked
You get redirected to web pages other than the one you intended to go to
You receive numerous web-browser popup messages
Strange or unexpected toolbars appear at the top of your web browser
Your computer runs slower than usual
Your computer freezes, hangs or is unresponsive
There are new icons on your desktop that you do not recognize
Your computer restarts by itself (but not a restart caused by Windows Updates)
You see unusual error messages (e.g., messages saying there are missing or corrupt files folders)
You are unable to access the Control Panel, Task Manager, Registry Editor or Command Prompt.

This article is a comprehensive guide, which will remove most of malware infections that may reside on your computer. And if you are experiencing any of the above symptoms, then we strongly advise you follow this guide to check and remove any infection that you might have on your computer.

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[steve2470]

1. will sticky this, thank you so much ! nt

[Earth Bound Misfit]

2. Back atchya, Steve! n/t

[kathysart_decoration]

5. Pinned?

What exactly does it mean by being "Pinned?"

[steve2470]

7. it means it always stays near the top of the sub-forum nt

[gadzxcv]

9. thanks for sharing

thanks for sharing

[Duckfan]

10. So which software is better at removing potential malware?

Is Malware-Bytes still good to use?

I have Avast currently and have been out of the loop as to which anti-virus is approved by a majority of users.

[vinny9698]

12. Most IT techs just reimage the hard drive.

Make an image of your hard drive on a USB or DVD. When you get infected, just reimage your hard drive. Quicker and 100% sure that the malware is gone. Back up your data on an external hard drive or USB drive

[Yinnyccp]

13. useful

it did a great help for me. thanks.