ComboFix: savior, comerade, friend.
ComboFix is a well-publicized anti-Malware tool, renowned for its ability to extract some of the nastier infections in situations where resident anti-virus software has been rendered inoperative. It...
View ArticleRecovering Recovery Partitions
Recovery partitions are one of the most frustrating developments adopted as common practice since bundled crapware. Computer manufacturers have decided en masse that it’s simply too much trouble to...
View ArticleRootkit removal with TDSSKiller
Rootkits are some of the nastier infections out there because of their ability to conceal themselves from the watchful eye of antivirus software. I frequently treat computers that have been scanned...
View ArticleRestore Windows Update Services
I’ve encountered a lot of systems lately who, after being cleaned of a virus infection, are missing their Automatic Updates and/or BITS services. Microsoft has a handy article on how to reinstall...
View ArticleZero.Access Rootkit on the Loose!
I’ve treated four or five machines in the last week for this nasty new infection: mostly XP machines, but Vista and Win7 are susceptible as well. It has similar symptoms as other rootkits: preventing...
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