Review and how it works
HijackThis presents itself as a free instrument, atypical, which will scan the Windows personal computers in order to find settings that were changed by or specific to hijack attempts, spyware, malware or similar unwanted tools.
The output result of the scan is a report log file which highlights the difference between the tested computer and a known as a 100% spyware-free personal computer. Upon analysis of this log file it's possible to decide what's wrong and should be removed.
If you are not a computer professional, after getting the scan results, it is not recommended to take decisions by yourself. This could destroy the whole system.
There is a large online community of connoisseurs. You can try finding an expert to help interpret HijackThis scan results and tell what files are infeceted and must be deleted in several online forums.
To analyze your personal computer, just start HijackThis and run a full a scan. A list of suspect settings will be generated. Note that these are only suspected of being traces of spyware so do not hurry to delete everything in the report.
Brief details
- The output result is a report also known as scan log file.
- This antispyware program will not tell clearly what is good or bad but shows some suspect areas inside the system.
- Delete unwanted settings or spyware files carefully, only upon deep analysis of the report.
- If you do not have the required skills, it is recommended to send it to TrendSecure or to find an online malware detection and removal expert that will help interpret HijackThis scan results.
-You may open the log file with Notepad or similar.
How to install & uninstall HijackThis - system requirements
Windows system with Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox installed.
Note: There are some malware that try to close the program as soon as it is launched. You may override the problem by simply changing the executable's file name, e.g. into Hijack.exe or Hijack This.exe.
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