Best Virus Removal Tools: Cleaning a deeply infected system
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This video covers cleaning a badly infected system with malicious drivers, fake antivirus, xmrig cryptominers and more. How to remove such threats? Use the tools below:
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When I say I tried pretty much every tool, I mean it. For everyone curious about how some other tool would perform, I tried:
ESET Online Scanner, F Secure, Comodo Cleaning Essentials, Emsisoft Emergency Kit, Bitdefender, Tron script etc and in the end even Protegent 😅 before coming up with this list. I went through all of these in a 1 hr stream on Discord but didn’t include here cause that would make for a boring video.
Tron isnt really good at all in my opinion it causes more harm then good
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He mentioned that.
Hey Leo. Did you happen to try renaming the tools to see if that would allow them to run? I've had luck doing that before.
As long as when the Tron script is running it is playing the soundtrack from BOTH movies, I'm ok with it!! 😁😎
But can any of them remove McAfee?
If your system is "deeply infected" the most effective tool BY FAR is your existing backups because you need to reload/reimage/reinstall. AND, when you tally up all the hours you'll spend tracing down remnants or just worrying - it's often faster to boot. Sometimes a LOT faster!
The malware might infect your backups which results in them not working.
@@david09baz backups should be encrypted and your system shouldn't have write access to existing backups
@@a.x.w Exactly - "air gapped" (as much as I dislike that term). At work people sometimes rib me for still using tape, but it's cheap, fast, and I can look at all those cartridges on the shelf and say to myself "encrypt that" during any potential ransomware attack.
True. But how do you know you haven't backed up an already infected system?
I would say yes, but also no. All in all, it still depends on the status quo. If the most recent clean backup was a day ago before the infection, by all means recovering from a backup (should) be fine. But if the most recent clean backup was 6 days ago (weekly backups), or 29 days ago (monthly backups), we're talking days and weeks of potential data / progress being wiped out completely. Of course this is briefly speaking and it obviously gets more intricate, but this video is nice for techs like us to keep up with their tool-belt and be prepared / made aware of more options to consider if such an incident were to occur.
Leo, I was just doing a survey for a well known AV site and your channel name came up. They wanted to know if I’d like to see you or your channel (whatever they meant) in their published reports. I said HELL YES!! You’ve come a long way over the years, you have a bright future ahead.
Thank you for going through with all the testing and present the findings with us
I don’t believe it!?!? Norton is useful for something???
Yes bro, Norton will remove your malware and install his own
@@oskkim2163 common Norton W
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@@oskkim2163 Norton is Notorious 😁
bruh literally. you can use it to remove your malware while it probably mines for crypto in the background
Thank you so much, My pc got infected with a pretty deep virus that dug it's way into windows registry folders and I was searching on how to fix it because the virus was not letting me on any antivirus websites and I followed your instructions on this video and I finally recovered my 5 years of research I almost lost, so thank you I really appreciate it.
The question that comes to mind is the system infection was obviously downloading it's own tools and not what you thought perhaps due to HOSTS file, or had a Image File Execution Options Injection settings for all of these tools. Then when you used a couple of them that were probably missing from the list they were able to run. Without having the exact infection it's difficult to say for sure which method was used, but bottom line is probably ALL of the tools or Most of the tools would have worked had IEFO or similar method of running its own tools been dealt with. It was NOT due to the tool not being able to deal with it. It was the method used to try and run it.
this is my new favourite channel. i can barely wait to get home from work and from class and try it out
Thanks for the info! I now run the Kaspersky tool everyday to catch anything as early as possible.
Leo, if you have to ask if we want to see a demo on something you mentioned in a video. The likely answer is YES!!! 😎 This is awesome info you put out for the novice to amateur computer user. Thanks for this video!
The biggest problem with malware and virus removal is that no single tool finds everything. So, your approach of utilizing MULTIPLE or SEVERAL tools is strongly recommended. I use the following approach; Whenever possible, use an off-line tool to scan the system such as one which runs from a USB. Better yet, if you have a second computer, pull the infected drive and scan it with the second (uninflected) computer using multiple tools. This ensures that NO suspect processes could possibly have been running. place the computer into “Safe Mode” which only allows the Windows system files necessary to run. THEN, perform your cleanup. Unless you know EXACTLY when your system was compromised, you have to consider that system restore points are also worthless. I’ve seen this time and time again. If you restore to a certain point, you wind up re-infecting your system all over again. Only after doing THIS level of cleanup will you be better assured that the cleanup is complete.
You're correct but I don't do cleanups. Nuke and rebuild is my solution
@@shaggydawg5419 Yes, there’s always the “Nuclear Option.” As simple as this option actually is, I’ve learned that most people simply won’t go down this road. I would say that the nuclear option is the #1 approach to virus & malware removal. That’s why I primarily use Linux as my operating system.
@@rb2287 People don't want to lose documents and/or start over from scratch. I'd rather lose a little bit of data (that hasn't been backed up yet) than risk an unstable system with a potential of reinfection or hidden malware. There's no way I'm going to use an infected system even after it's been cleaned and multiple malware products find nothing in it.
@shaggydawg5419 how do you "nuke" your computer? I got a maleware and I got a ransom message. I'm planning on nuking but idk how
@@taxcollector8858 I was referring to reinstalling the operating systems. Use other computer to download and create a Windows setup media on a USB flash. Turn off the infected PC and turn it back on. Boot off the USB device with Windows setup and delete the entire partitions on the infected hard disk. Start with a fresh Windows 10 or 11 installation.
You are really helping the general population greatly. Here's a subscribe!
You are the hero we need. EVERYONE needs to see your videos. Seriously.
A customized Tron script video will be amazing to watch. I'm looking forward for that one.
I would certainly appreciate a video on Tron. Thanks for this one, by the way.
Great job and pretty clear communication also.
Please do make a video on tronscript I would love to see it!
It's always fun to see how things stack up against some virus or another. Plus, hearing what you have to say about of the different steps and processes tron does would be interesting.
Then if on top of that, you even mentioned changes or upgrades?! Yeah, that sounds like a great video!!
I love this kind of testing AV's and AV's tools videos!
The Norton Power Eraser solved my issue.. THANK YOU!!
Many thanks for your computer security discussions!
Thank you so much for this video, I searched for deep cleaning virus tools and your video was probably the savior of my steam account. In my stupidity I downloaded a sketchy piece of software that ended up stealing my account information and sold all my in-game items :( fortunately, I recovered my account just in time, i'm stealing a bit paranoid if some piece of malware is running deep inside my system but from what I can tell, my computer is cleaned.
Thank you so much for making this video, you save my PC
Just by using the Norton power eraser my issue was fixed. Thanks bud.
Honestly, when I saw the malware take over the AV downloads, my first instinct was to not do the malware removal in Windows at all. Kaspersky Rescue Disk is a Linux boot disk that lets you run KAV on an offline system. I would be curious to see how it fares in this scenario. I've used it and Bitdefender Rescue CD (RIP) in the past with some good success.
Yes but this was much quicker.
@@pcsecuritychannel May be Quicker, but useless. @TheRossMadness is right, trying to clean a corrupted system from this live system is absolutely unreliable. The only way to do it right is using an external system. Otherwise, you can never be sure to have really cleaned up the system. It is a basic concept in IT security.
In my experience, for Windows anyway, doing things from safe mode is also a half-way decent option and normally solves most problems. Though it doesn't help against rootkits or bios attacks, but at least it'd help with things that want to be running on top of everything else (and most need internet to run, which safe mode doesn't allow).
@@dyanosis 1) In my line of work, that is Computer Security, there are no half-measures : You cannot be mildly confident that you have solved the issue.
My customers want to be sure the problem is gone, not half-sure, with a half-baked solution, and what you recommend does not do the job.
2) Thank you for proving my point, you said it yourself : Your solution does not help against rootkits/trojans. And I want to be sure to deal with them.
3) You don't know well windows : You can run safe mode WITH Network enabled, it is an option. Enjoy, and Peace !
@@philpeko1796 While you may be correct, there's no need to be aggressive about it. He does have 'something' of a point after all- in all honesty windows safe mode, while NOT a panacea by any means, is a useful but often-overlooked tool these days.
And while security is always something to be done in absolutes, the way things are done at home is often different from the business world- at home there's no concern for liability or partnerships or tax breaks or write-offs etc etc, which can dictate decisions that in other cases wouldn't happen. For example MWB is the name in the game for AVs, but when the business pays for norton, that's what you're stuck with.
There's also the simple matter that a full reinstall... Honestly isn't that bad these days. Personal treasures like photos and writing aside, I could probably do a full, fresh reinstall and re-setup of my home pc in under an hour. That was NOT the case when I had dial-up. And if a system is infected to THAT degree a full reinstall might not be that bad of an option. Not always an option, obviously, but it's something more worth considering than it perhaps once was.
ily man you so chill and helpful like i would honestly really want to get to know someone like you in my life
I feel like the idea here is to clean up the system enough that what might remain of the user’s valued data can be offloaded to a backup, then the OS completely reinstalled.
Bingo! Now this idea I like.
Thank you for this video! and for your channel it really helps a lot
Great video and information , downloaded both thanks
Thank you for the suggested utilities.. should be very helpful..
Cheers
thank you for this video. Just what I needed!
Informative video Mate!
the best way to deep clean an infected pc is to wipe the drive and start fresh, and not install some sketchy software again. keep your stuff backed up, and stay safe and comfy!
Thank you so much for this I'm about to try this. I have a really infected system most my registry has been changed and permissions have been taken over. I thought about the tron script but I don't know anything about code or coding so I am very thankful your video popped up. Subscribed !
Hey I have this current problem dude, THE EXACT ONE., which service helped you bro? And was your malware capturing your screen like mine is ? It’s scary stuff I need help
so let me get this clear, the best virus removal tools, Norton Power Eraser and Hitman Pro is the only two that still can be installed into our PC even AFTER we have deeply infected? or is Norton Power Eraser and Hitman Pro has been installed BEFORE it gets infected? but what if we've already installed the AV before get infected? like Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, etc, could we still can get auto infected?
I'd love to hear more about tron-script. Thank you so much for the video
Norton Power Eraser due to the very small installer size, seems to be an online installer, which in case of an infected computer where the internet connection may not work, it will not execute as the computer cannot access the cloud to get the latest and complete virus signatures. In this situation it will be better to use another Norton tool - Norton Bootable Recovery Tool. On the other hand, it is always advised to try to clean a computer via a bootable tool and do not execute the cleaning software with the infected operating system active and running.
Thank you for making this video!
Your videos are excellent and very informative.
Kaspersky is the way to go, its to one and only Antivirus I use and I had never any problems so far.
Thank you so much for the information!
Thanks for the help, man. I'm starting a small PC repair business and I was looking for some good tools to clear infected computers. I'm more of a hardware repair guy but I want to open the business to anyone in need of assistance.
Thanks! Very helpful!
Awesome, thank you for this video :)
Awesome video, your channel is amazing!! Can you pleaseee make a "2022 best free antiviruses" video?
5:10 Steps to clean a deeply infected system:
1. Norton Power Eraser (repair certain system files and functions)
2. Kaspersky (advanced disinfection recommended)
3. Hitman Pro (only quarantine and delete)
4. Malwarebytes
What do you do in instance that, yes fake VR tools download, but it also keeps doing fake reformats? Yes - I have been 5 actual places, two I hired to clean out the system, both have failed.
Thanks good video . I used Kaspersky and it removed a trojan from my PC.
I am aware this is a channel regarding PCs but a video like this for Android would be greatly appreciated as well.
Helpful video, by the way!
Thanks for sharing this!
hey dude great videoo i had used malwarebyte but it didnt solve the issue i had.
my cpu temps would be 25 degree higher when task manger is closed but as soon as i turned task manger on it would drop temps and usage on the cpu.
followed you step used all 3 of the software and they each caught something and now my pc is running great so thank you appreciate it dude
Yes, very good, thank you! It would definitely be interesting to put Tron through the paces.
Yes, a video about Tron Script would be awesome
Thanks for the video and information
thank you for this. i tried the power eraser but it wasnt compatible with ym system because of WIMBOOT. any suggestions on what to do instead?
what about a slightly infected system? i use Bitdefender, when i do a scan using it it shows nothing but when i scan using Loaris trojan remover it shows some medium threats, one of 'em is a trojan downloader... please what do u recommend me to do?
Hey man, just discovered ur channel and I rlly like ur content, i have a question, is there any kind of malware that can't be fixed with a full PC format?
is the kaspersky free antivirus good?
like better then the baked in security software for windows 11?
Thanks for the tips.
Would you recommend having them on a bootable usb to completely remove everything, some infected the bios?
Anyone mind helping me with Hitmanpro? How did his Hitmanpro detect nothing the first time but the second time it detected alot of stuff.
my laptop has some kind of music running in the background and i have nothing opened so i think its an ad of some sort. Ive tried restarting my device and leaving it sit for a while shutdown but those didn’t work so i’m gonna see if this works
any chance you could make a comparison beetween Birdefender total security and Sophos home antivirus on mac/win?
the program your referring to is a virus removal one? and can u o can't clean up before installing?
Do you have a video showing how to create a flash drive with these scanners on it? Or is it better to download them locally and then delete when done?
i was going to say kaspersky as always but you already did 😁
would you recommend to do a clean every month or year? Also in that order which you showed in video every time??
Thank you Leo.
Thank you for this video
Very helpful thank you
I had no problems with Avast, but Malwarebytes detected malware which Avast ignored. I used Norton Power Eraser, but one of my very common utilities (photocopier) was detected as malware, which it is not. Wow. I'm thinking of getting the yearly subscription of Malwarebytes. I really like it!
well if you want to save some money u can create new accounts for malwarebytes and get 14days premium each time
Hey someone here who hasn't the least idea about any off this stuff.
Your video where helpful and i feel at least a bit safer using my laptop. Thanks for your free help.
Ps: im thinking its time to learn about that stuff since my dad used to fix my shit when my pc was slower than city traffic during rush hour.
What to do against virus/trojan that lives under a windows exe like explorer? How do you remove such?
A little off topic but For old harddrives does anyone know what program would win between Perfectdisk, Piriform defraggler, My defrag, O&O defrag, Auslogics, Smart Defrag, Wise care 365, windows 7 built in defrag, and any other popular brands? and why is it the best?
Priority-
1: Boost harddrive performance.
2: Extend the lifespan of the harddrive.
Just wondering if scanning in safe mode would be a viable option?
Does kaspersky total secure tell me if I have tracking cookies ? Or I need to activate this function manually?
I love BitDefender boot disc. It has found viruses that no other AV scanner could remove.
I was thinking about searching some video like that on your channel then pow heres new one, but hopefully my pc is totally fine even with only windows defender
Hi, Thank you for a video! I have question regarding my issue. When I run antivirus for a full scan, windows pops-up and asks for password. Because it password protected by creator and skips scanning on particular folder or app. How can I scan it and make sure I don't have viruses on that password protected files?
i need some help im trying to download norton power eraser but when i go to the download site im restricted from it the malware wont let me access it
Can you try running KVRT by renaming the executable to something else to see if you can get it to run that way?
so what is the best virsscanner? Norton? because i now got bitdefender
Leo, How do I check to see if a file I have on my system is infected. I have a file named "RivaTuner Statistics Server" It appears to be a uninstall file for RiverTuner but I heard that msi afterburner had a fake exploited website with a malicious download. The uninstall requires Admin permissions to run. How do I check if its safe?. I know enough about online security and "viruses" but im not a expert. I even use brave and Avira password manager.
A shop that I used when I used widows, never cleaned a system with widows loaded.
They used a program called BartPE.
They loaded the most current AV updates, burned a live disc, doing that on a separate PC. Turned the infected device off and then live booted the disc.
The purpose to this is that some viruses use known inadequacies and flat out gross Vulnerabilities in the windows OS to hide themselves from AV software. Booting outside of the OS allows BPE to scan the full drive. Including areas that have been marked by windows as bad sectors for viruses.
Windows marks sections of the formatted drive as bad if it finds issues. Windows will ignore these areas, but the virus can find them and use still good space in them.
I personally stopped using windows decades ago because it was so riddled with vulnerabilities.
No OS is fool proof, but windows is all but impossible to keep clean because of how haphazardly Microsoft writes it.
The one thing it does well is keep a army of people employed trying to keep the OS running.
Thats not possible anymore since secure boot uefi
Thx a lot for your videos, btw wanted to clarify for what do we need malwarebytes? Cause u haven't opened it in video.
I need help I think what ever is on my system is not letting me access any of these sites.
When my Win-7 computer gets a nasty virus, I just reload a system image that I created a few months earlier, at a time where the computer was known to be clean. That's why I keep all of my data and portable browsers on an external hard drive, not on the computer's hard drive itself. After reloading the system image I then use virus removal tools on the external hard drives to clean them up.
whenever i hit keys on my keyboard. emoji, undo, redo, cut, copy, paste pops up. really annoying. typing this had like 30 pop up. and took 3 min to type in.
in norton power eraser, why didnt he check the other targets?
Is it possible for you to test cortex xdr from palo alto? It should be worth a test because rumors say its better then Kaspersky
Thank you ♥
LEGEND YOU SAVED ME
Saved my life dude holy
Very nice video thank U
hi sorry for off topic but, is it safe to run malware inside windows sandbox? I haven't got any answer that really guarantees that it will be safe if I run malware inside the windows sandbox it won't affect my real computer? in more detail, I want to try running ransomware, thank you, I hope someone can answer
Hey when will you test any antivirus? Waiting for Kaspersky vs Bitdefender
I got virus on my bios whenever I reinstall new windows I still have it on my pc 😢 welp.
Thanks for the video. Can you do a comparison of Eset (I've heard they changed some things) and Kaspersky? Or maybe a standalone Eset review.
moi j'ai la licence de iobit systeme car ultimate 15 mais je sais pas si c'est un bon outil
Does Norton Power Eraser also work with Windows Antivirus or is Windows Antivirus turned off?
Thanks!
great video.. but can you run all of these in "Safe mode"? my experience in safe mode with networking has helped