Rootkit

I was re-installing Windows for a customer that fell for a phone tech support scam (the scammer had control for quite a while). I was unable to run antivirus scans (on multiple programs, including Malwarebytes Chameleon, it said unable to scan after starting), but had no other visible solutions...

Hi, I know there are several post like this one in this forum, but I couldn't find a fix in them. My webcam turns on alone, randomly while using it or right after booting and the laptop connects to internet. I own a Lenovo Y400. How I suspect I got infected? I disabled Windows Smartscreen and...

I recently was using an unactivated copy of Windows 7 and tried to use a third party activator as I was planning on installing Windows 8 in the very near future and did not want to have to buy 2 copies of Windows (I know stupid right). Well the activator installed some adware (YTDownloader...

I am worried I might have downloaded a rootkit.....I downloaded an exe. earlier today that installed 3 adware programs (YTDownloader, Speeditup, and something else) despite me specifically conducting a custom install. It took me a while but I finally got rid of these junk programs using IObit to...

I recently got a Samsung S4. To say the least I don't like the "Samsung Elements" on the phone. I would like to remove, not just hide, but completely extricate all of it and just have a pure Android OS on my phone. Can this be done on a model SCH-I545. I viewed there are apps to give the...

Hi, Whenever I start my friend's laptop (hp g70-212em) I just get a white screen, before any kind of POST. The only thing I changed after the last shut down was set avast to do a boot time scan. The laptop in question is absolutely riddled with viruses (which I was asked to clean off!), so I'm...

My mcafee 2012 internet security has spent now over an hour on 78% completed scanning rootkit, is this normal (it certainly is not for me) as I have never seen this before. I am running a twin hard disk, system cdriver 80 gig, F drive 300 gig. Just looking for a little reassurance as to whether...

win xp sp3 two harddisk (infected) boot fails (available) bad freeze harddisk (available) first harddisk =(total deleted 224gb > 7.5gb be) second harddisk = bad freeze (Delete fail) driver files and Os files == (crashes) crash problems Mcafee rootkit = use (no threat) trend...

If you've picked up a T-Mobile G2, the successor to the first Android phone ever sold, you might want to hold off on hacking it. The phone is said to ship with a rootkit that will override any software modifications users make. G2 Rootkit Stops Owners from Android Hacking : Read more

Hello. I ran Sophos Anti-Rootkit and found 4 items. They were: c:\windows\winsxs\x86_usbport.inf Well, Sophos did not automatically check them to be removed because they are hidden unknown files. My question to you smart guys is, should I check the boxes to delete these files, or should I not...