![]() I was about to try the scanner in Emsisoft Emergency Kit when I remembered writing an article some 12 months ago regarding the then new Zemana AntiMalware which, at that stage, was only available in a free edition with no real-time protection. I decided to try a different malware scanner/remover but, convinced that Malwarebyes Anti-Malware was about as good as they get, wasn’t sure which one to choose. ![]() ![]() After Malwarebytes had finished doing its thing, the two infections remained active… so, no joy there.Īt this stage it was obvious that cleaning this system could turn into a long and arduous chore. The first thing I did was uninstall the rogue PC optimizer and then scanned the system with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware – which resulted in 17 flags all associated with relatively harmless PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs). One was the browser hijacker and the other a rogue PC optimizer program which randomly initiated a scareware popup. Just recently I worked on a client’s Windows 10 laptop which had fallen victim to two nasty and persistent infections.
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