Rootkits

[suityou01]

Got a PC on the bench from a local customer. Should have been a simple virus removal but then I got the impression it was a rootkit. Every rootkit scanner I have tried cannot find it. All virus scans are clean. All adware scans are clean. Still when surfing I get the same pop up inviting me to download a "dodgy" anti virus program.

FFS

[AtW]

Probably 3rd party add-on to IE, try disabling those.

[DimPrawn]

Got a PC on the bench from a local customer. Should have been a simple virus removal but then I got the impression it was a rootkit. Every rootkit scanner I have tried cannot find it. All virus scans are clean. All adware scans are clean. Still when surfing I get the same pop up inviting me to download a "dodgy" anti virus program.

FFS

Why do I get the repeating impression you haven't got the first clue as to what you are doing?

Welcome to Bodge It and Scarper Ltd

[suityou01]

Probably 3rd party add-on to IE, try disabling those.

Yip, that was one of the first things I did.

[suityou01]

Why do I get the repeating impression you haven't got the first clue as to what you are doing?

Welcome to Bodge It and Scarper Ltd

Not really sure. Seeing as you have no clue to the gamut of scans and approaches I have used you are not making an informed decision, rather an ill informed decision while not being in charge of the facts. I have a 100% success rate in removing malware where others have said the machine is a lost cause.

I do hope at work you make informed decisions rather than just wobbling around aimlessly scraping code samples from google and trying to gerry rig something together against a deadline.

Tosspot.

[Addanc]

Got a PC on the bench from a local customer. Should have been a simple virus removal but then I got the impression it was a rootkit. Every rootkit scanner I have tried cannot find it. All virus scans are clean. All adware scans are clean. Still when surfing I get the same pop up inviting me to download a "dodgy" anti virus program.

FFS

Install Linux, you know it makes sense

[suityou01]

Install Linux, you know it makes sense

Ah, an informed decision. Nice one

[HairyArsedBloke]

Had a dose of this ages ago. Avast sorted it out in the end with one of those boot time scans. I do them on a regular basis now (i.e. about once a week).

[MarillionFan]

Had a dose of this ages ago. Avast sorted it out in the end with one of those boot time scans. I do them on a regular basis now (i.e. about once a week).

Phone up some bloke from the local Free Ads. They all advertise a 100% success rate.

[suityou01]

Had a dose of this ages ago. Avast sorted it out in the end with one of those boot time scans. I do them on a regular basis now (i.e. about once a week).

Thanks HAB, will look into that one.