Quick Rootkit/Malware fix?

Question

Okay, so I've been working with the Bleeping Computer guys on curing me of my rootkit problem. I have a rogue-malware infection called System Check and apparently, it's indestructible because a rootkit keeps reinstalling it every time I remove it.

The problem is, I just don't have the time to deal with the Bleeping Computer guys. They do good work and they know what they're doing, but their "100% secure" tedious process is trying my patience. They have me do a bunch of scans, then transfer the logs to a computer I rarely have access to, then when they analyze them, they repeat the same thing. I've been told to do and redo scans time and time again over the last month and apparently it's because they want to ensure that the computer is 100% secure and clean.

Well, while I'd like 100% secure and clean, unfortunately, I just don't have the time for that kind of "perfect-job"... I just want that Rootkit gone, whatever else is left, I'll deal with, I just want my damn computer back in commision lol.

Are there any "fast" and easy [Free ofc] rootkit fixes? I've tried Malwarebytes, Spybot, Combofix, Hitmanpro, pretty much every good scan&kill freeware there is. Again, I don't care if the computer isn't completely clean, as long as the rootkit is gone and I am able to finally rid my computer of the System Check infection. I'll deal with the rest later on down the road.

Answer 1

Here is the direct link to the best one:



http://support.kaspersky.com/downloads/utils/tdsskiller.exe



If that don't get it, go to this site, and just go down the list of these antirootkit programs until one gets it:



http://www.windowsreference.com/security/list-of-free-anti-rootkitrootkit-detection-software-for-windows/

Answer 2

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Answer 3

How attached are you to the data on your computer?



If you need access to it, stop fooling around, and take it to a professional shop.



If you don't, find a computer with a CD/DVD burner, burn a copy of Linux/OpenBSD/FreeBSD/whatever repair disc you want. Run a format on the hard drive. Then run another.



Then reinstall the OS you want to use.



Edit: Then you're in a rough situation, because you have a lot of problems, and you don't have the capability to deal with it, so you're probably putting in more time on this than you might.. Honestly, I wouldn't trust your HDD until you had it thoroughly checked and cleaned, and that may take a lot of work. You might want to invest in another. Odds are high that files on your system have been corrupted, so you can probably consider those games lost, unless you have some receipts for them, or can find the discs. You might be able to recover your Windows product-key, there are utilities for finding it on a drive, or you can call Microsoft's customer service, they may be able to help you if you registered it.



Try the utility in my source link, it might help you with that.



But like I said, you're in a rough place.

Answer 4

Use a bootable antivirus to get rid of this rootkit.

Do all these things on another computer

Download Gdata boot cd

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/G-Data-BootCD.shtml

Download and install imgburn

http://www.imgburn.com/

Use imgburn to burn Gdata boot cd iso onto a cd.

Insert the cd into the cd drive of your infected computer, and reboot.

Update the virus and spyware definitions of Gdata boot cd, run a complete system scan, and remove anything it finds by selecting the appropirate action (it may automatically remove the malware)

When you are removing malware in a bootable environment, malware cannot recreate itself because windows is not loaded, so the malware are totally at your mercy when you use a bootable antivirus

Answer 5

than give up and throw away your pc --- that site like majorgeeks want your pc as clean as it can be ; they do it for free --- stop wineing do the scans or just re install your OS-if you think bleepingcomputer is long and tiresome than use this it is just as long

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407

but your pc will be clean or just op out like i said and re install your OS