Please download HerdProtect by Reason Software (portable edition) and save the file to your desktop.
Temporary disable your AntiVirus and AntiSpyware protection - instructions here.
Right-click on icon and select Run as Administrator to install the scanner.
It will ask for the location - leave the default one (%ProgramFiles%) or select another, convenient one.
Agree to the terms, select Launch herdProtect and click Finish.
Click Scan. It may take a while, depending on your system and connection specs. Please be patient.
When it finishes click on Save Results.
A Notepad with a report should open.
Please include the contens of that report in your next reply. This type of scan often produces false positives. In any case do not remove on your own any of its findings! Removal will be made after the careful analysis of the scan results.
Upon completion of the cleaning you may remove HerdProtect if you wish so. To do it just delete its directory (chosen by you when installing the tool).
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02-04-2018, 04:29 AM (This post was last modified: 02-04-2018, 04:41 AM by cdiana.)
Hi Brian,
Attached are two reports from HerdProtect scan. The program required a 2nd scan be done in 30 mins after this first scan, so the first file(HerdProtect scan) is the first report and the Hprotect file is the 2nd scan.
Thank you very much.
cdiana
Here is the other file. I guess I cannot upload two files at once.
cdiana
Hi,
I just wanted to mentioned that two weeks ago, I purchased licences for Tech Tool Box and UVK. Thanks Brian for those youtube videos. Just need to learn what's the purpose of each tools.
[*]Double click on NPE.exe to start the tool. Vista, Windows 7/8/8.1right click, select "Run as Administrator" accept UAC.
Accept EULA.
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Norton Power Eraser will check for the latest updates.
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Now select "Scan for Risks" button.
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To perform a Rootkit scan, select "Restart"
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Rootkit scan preparations, it will then Reboot the system.
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Norton Power Eraser will now restart and check for update, do nothing and be patient.
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System scan will now start, do nothing and be patient.
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If infections are found a list will be produced, make sure to check-mark "Create System Restore Point" then select "Fix Now" if nothing is found select "Exit" to close out the tool.
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To "Remove infections from computer" the system will need to restart, select Restart Now
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Select "Locate Log" attach to next reply. Select "Done" all done.
I have downloaded Norton Power Eraser and after two attempts to run it, the system restarts, but Power Eraser window does not pop up to indicate "Scanning your computer... Checking for updates..." This machine OS was updated from win 7 to win 10. When I got it has always been so slow to startup and restart. Don't know if this has anything do with the other. Any work around this issue?
Here is the startup file. There is not much change in booting time. I followed steps for Clean Boot and I notice every time sys reboots, the load start up items box is checked when sys restarts. In Services, after hiding all MS Services and clicking on disable all-clicking apply, Kaspersky AV checkbox is automatically checked. Also, these windows are loaded up (one is attached. The MS app store pops, but goes away once you click the taskbar, so was unable to capture it.
Click 'Start' > Type cmd in the search field > Right-click the command prompt at the top of the list and select 'Run as Administrator'
Inside the command prompt, type sfc /scannow > Press 'Enter'
4. Reboot and test.