Malware is made up of different tools designed to obtain personal information from remote computers, run commands without the user's consent, or simply cause a system malfunction.
HiJackThis is an application that analyzes the system to find the possible modifications made by malware, especially in the system start up such as the Windows registry.
The report generated by HiJackThis enables you to locate the changes and find out why they have occurred. The program help includes a description of the values shown on the record.
HiJackThis is a tool for advanced users, since interpreting the reports will not be for every user.
If you do not have enough knowledge to know what the reports mean, you can always upload the report to the program forums to get help from other users.
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If you know how to use it, you can remove viruses or spywares that even the best antivirus cannot remove. But if you don't know how to use it, you can muddy your entire system ...