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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

HijackThis - Browser hijacker & Malware Detector

HijackThis is a free utility which quickly scans your computer to find settings that may have been changed by spyware, malware or other unwanted programs.

It creates a report, or log file, with the results of  the scan.

IMPORTANT: HijackThis does not determine what is good or bad, do not make any changes to your computer settings unless you are an expert computer user, advanced users can use HijackThis to remove unwanted settings or files. 

Not an expert???  Just save the HijackThis report and let a friend with more troubleshooting experience take a look, a large community of users participates in online forums, where experts help interpret HijackThis scan results to clean up infected computers.

To analyze your computer, run a scan. HijackThis will display a list of areas on your computer that might have been changed by spyware, do not change any settings if you are unsure of what to do.
There are many popular support forums on the web that provide free technical assistance by using HijackThis log files to diagnose an infected computer.

Features
  • Lists the contents of key areas of the Registry and hard drive
  • Generate reports and presents them in an organized fashion
  • Does not target specific programs and URLs
  • Detects only the methods used by hijackers to force you onto their sites


Download:
HijackThis

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