How to Remove Malware With Sysinternals
Malware can come in many forms, but is always bad for your computer. Windows is not particularly good at removing malware out of the box, but Microsoft provides two tools with Sysinternals that you can download to clean up your machine. Process Explorer will stop the malware on your machine and the AutoRuns utility will make sure it's removed so it doesn't start again.
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Instructions
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Stop the Malware
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Download and run the Sysinternals Process Explorer from the link in Resources below.
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Click the "Company Name" tab at the top of the main window to sort the list by company name.
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Scroll to the bottom of the list to find any entries with an empty "Company Name" field. Select these processes and click "Delete." Any piece of legitimate software will have labeled its name, so you are safe getting rid of all this malware.
Prevent Malware from Running Again
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Download and run the Sysinternals AutoRuns utility from the link in Resources below.
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Click the "Publisher" tab at the top of the main window to sort the list by publisher. The term is different, but it's the same process you ran with "Company Name."
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Scroll to the bottom of the list to find any entries with an empty "Publisher" field. Select these processes and click "Delete."
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