Asked By
Waall Mike
270 points
N/A
Posted on - 10/17/2016
Rootkits contain code that allows the hacker to hide their presence and use the client browser efficiently. This can cause problems of electronic money theft or stealing of personal information. How to remove rootkits from your computer?
Answered By
D Wright
10 points
N/A
#200475
How To Remove Rootkits From Your Computer.
Rootkits allow the hackers to use clients browser without even making the client realize about it. To prevent this we need to remove rootkits from our computer. The steps are as follows:
1) MANUAL METHOD
OPEN MSLOG AND ENABLE BOOTLOG.
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Go to start->run->boot->boot log.
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Reboot your PC.
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Open C:WINDOWS and then open ntbtlog and search for malicious files.
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Open command prompt. Using the command CACLS, disable file permission.
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Reboot your PC.
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Search the file location and then remove it.
2) USING VIRUS REMOVAL KIT
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Sophos virus removal tool scan detects and removes rootkits from the computer.
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This tool scans your computer and removes the rootkit hidden in folders in your system.
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Sophos Enduser Protection prevents rootkit from entering the system.
