Re: Viruses and hijackthis

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Date: 29 Jul 2005 16:33:03 -0500

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 03:33:02 -0700, Bigboy <Bigboy@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Hi.
>If computer is infected will i see this in hijackthis program or not?

HijackThis will list processes on the computer, that are running, and that are
automatically triggered. A virus, which may make itself part of a trusted
program, will not be listed by HijackThis as a virus. Some known viruses do
produce side effects, which may be listed by HijackThis, and may be identified
in various databases such as Castlecops or Sysinfo.
<http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html>
<http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php>

The best answer to your question is generally not; viruses do not get identified
by HijackThis. Reliable virus detection can only be provided by an antivirus
program. There are several free online virus scanners.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/online-system-virus-scanning-services.html>
<http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#online>

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