Thursday, 26 July 2012

How to Remove Rootkit Virus




Virus A rootkit virus is a software program that enables attackers to gain administrator access to a system. Some legitimate antivirus programs also use rootkit programs to counteract the actions of hackers.

Follow the given steps to remove a rootkit virus manually. 
 ***it is recommended that you back up your system before attempting to delete any rootkits.


Step1: From the "Start" menu, go to “Run" box and type "msconfig". Click "OK".

Step2: Go to the “Boot" tab and check the box “Boot Log".

Step3: Click "Apply" and then restart your computer.

Step4: Search for any files that start with the following names in all the folders and
          directories and remove them. The file names may be followed by some
          random alphabets. rot gas gaopdx seneka win32k.sys uacd tdss kungsf gxvxc
          ovsfth msqp ndisp msivx skynet

Step5: Go to My Computer> C:> WINDOWS> system32> drivers and note down
          the entire path of above mentioned file names. Now open the Command
          Prompt and disable file permission using CACLS command. For example,
         "cacls C:WINDOWSsystem32drivers rot.sys /d everyone" and hit Enter.
         This will disable the .rot file. Do this for every virus file that you made note of.
         When done, exit Command Prompt.

Step6: Then restart your computer and search for every file that you made note of and
          delete them. To delete a file, simply right-click on it and select "Delete". Also
          clear the all temporary files from your system. Note: If the infected files are not
          deleted using manual method, you can run rootkit removal tools and scan your
          system. To get more help you can take online virus removal support from online.

Source: http://tech-zone-tabloid.blogspot.com/

1 comment:

  1. Hello,

    This is samuel, I am a technical expert .Thanks for giving a chance to comment here.

    To Detect & Remove Rootkits ,follow the procedure
    Detecting rootkits is a difficult process. There are not many commercial products available that can detect and effectively remove the rootkits. However, there are some ways to detect the rootkits on an infected computer: Behavioral-bases methods. For instance, you can look for strange behavior on your computer,Memory dump analysis,Signature scanning.Usually, if you detect a rootkit on your PC, you have to rebuild your entire system. This is the standard method used to remove the rootkit from your system. Removing a rootkit is a complicated process. Although rebuilding the entire system is the best way to remove rootkits, there are some specialized tools available to get rid of them. One such tool is the TDSSKiller utility from the Kaspersky Lab.
    For detailed step by step instruction to detect &remove Rootkits, refer to https://antivirus-protection.co/rootkit-remover

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