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    Anti-rootkit program.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by tbonez1376, Oct 26, 2010.

  1. tbonez1376

    tbonez1376 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all! I am looking for a good, free anti-rootkit program. One that will not only tell me if I'm infected with a rootkit, but one that'll also remove the rootkit. I do a lot of downloading, so it's entirely possible I've got a malicious rootkit or 20.

    Also, is it possible to manually check for rootkits? I have MSE installed & running, along with SuperAntiSpyware and Malwarebyte's AntiMalware for spot scans. My system has been running extremely slow from when I got it on Sept. 3.

    I'm running Win 7 Home Premium, with 6GB of RAM on a new Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q890.

    Also, how do I look to see what is also loading at start-up? Maybe there's a program(s) loading in the background that is slowing my rig down.

    One last thing I failed to mention, when I try to launch IE (8), it sometimes won't launch. I'll get the hour-glass and it'll go away after about 5 secs., and nothing else. This will happen when I click the button on the taskbar and when I try to launch it in All Programs.

    If any additional info. is needed to assist me, please let me know.

    Thanks for any and all help!
     
    tbonez1376, Oct 26, 2010
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  2. 1ceBlu3

    1ceBlu3 Notebook Deity

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    AVG : AVG antivirus has root kit protection included..
    as well as Avira
    TrendMicro
    you could also try out : Sophos
    FSecure

    to see what programs are listed as startup.go to Programs>Accessories>Run>msconfig
    you could also clean up unwanted files and do a disk defrag
     
    1ceBlu3, Oct 26, 2010
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