Malware Help - HijackThis Tutorial
HijackThis is an freeware advanced malware scanner. It is meant to be used in conjunction with other anti-spyware applications. Its purpose is to help you track down the changes made by a malware infection, including registry values and running processes.
If you want to see what its like to perform the investigation process, this is a great tool. Below I have provided a link to a tutorial on its use. There are also comprehensive forums with a helpful and knowledgable community of malware trackers, who help interpret log files and discuss other findings.
One thing I must stress is that tools like this do not promise to show every problem nor is everything they show necessarily part of the infection. There isn't yet any such thing as a magic one-click "here is your spyware" tool out there, and if there was I would not trust it. It takes a lot of effort and tenacity to fully understand any single infection let alone to become an experienced expert. But these resources can be used to at least get an idea of what is involved and how these things work.
Malware Help-HijackThis Tutorial-Analyze HijackThis log-Interpret HijackThis entries
If you want to see what its like to perform the investigation process, this is a great tool. Below I have provided a link to a tutorial on its use. There are also comprehensive forums with a helpful and knowledgable community of malware trackers, who help interpret log files and discuss other findings.
One thing I must stress is that tools like this do not promise to show every problem nor is everything they show necessarily part of the infection. There isn't yet any such thing as a magic one-click "here is your spyware" tool out there, and if there was I would not trust it. It takes a lot of effort and tenacity to fully understand any single infection let alone to become an experienced expert. But these resources can be used to at least get an idea of what is involved and how these things work.
Malware Help-HijackThis Tutorial-Analyze HijackThis log-Interpret HijackThis entries
