kingpinzs Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I am creating an automated way to remove rootkits, viruses and other malicious programs from windows xp to windows 7 then runs win updates on all the systems. It’s for a fun raiser for my collage club. I was just wondering what you hackers think is the best way to remove all the crap of a windows system? so far I have SuperAntiSpyware Malware bytes AntiMalware Lava soft Ad-aware SpyBot S&D CCleaner Hitman Pro 3.5 combofix MSE Rootkit buster Anything else I should include to make sure the system is not compromised in any way and will run as fast as possible Yes I know many will suggest switching to Linux/Unix But from personal experience Its not dummy proof user friendly Remember these people just like clicking on buttons Any suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Well... the best (and correct) way is to reinstall and start again or restore from backup... might not be appropriate in this instance given the context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitwon Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Well... the best (and correct) way is to reinstall and start again or restore from backup... might not be appropriate in this instance given the context. http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/computers-technology/spyware-adware-virus-trojan-rootkit-keylogger-removal-guide/t.56156111/ Ignore for a moment that it's hosted on Gaia Online. It's actually one of the most complete guides to cleaning up a Windows system I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Here is a problem with virus infections, depending on the virus it may/may not be possible to completely remove it. If you try removing it, could cause serious damage to the operating system even resulting it in no boot at all. The only way to fully remove an infection, is through a full system reinstall, as Sparda stated. Or what you could do is create an image of the system and only use in case of emergency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Infiltrator Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Now that's mean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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