{"id":676,"date":"2011-05-02T22:52:13","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T22:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=676"},"modified":"2011-10-23T10:23:35","modified_gmt":"2011-10-23T10:23:35","slug":"how-to-remove-malware-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/how-to-remove-malware-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"How to remove malware for free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial, I\u2019m going to be explaining a few techniques I  learned  for removing common infections. I\u2019ll talk about two specific  methods,  one for removing common malware infections and another one for  removing  common rogue infections (rogues are fake antivirus  applications that  claim a user is infected with a large amount of  malware, in an attempt  to get the victim to pay for the fake AV).  Please note that for help on a  specific situation, ask a malware  removal expert either here or  anywhere else.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1435169424\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_360520\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Removing common malware<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This method can be used to remove today\u2019s most common malware  infections  for free, if this method fails for you, read the second  method which  might help. Again, this is not for specific infections,  you can get help  on forums like this one from a malware expert. Follow  these steps on  your infected computer.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad2221373914\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309691-placement_360566\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Step 1: Download Malwarebytes\u2019 Anti-malware (an on-demand scanning tool that will not cause conflict with an existing AV) from <a href=\"http:\/\/majorgeeks.com\/download.php?det=5756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. If the link doesn\u2019t work, click <a href=\"http:\/\/download.cnet.com\/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware\/3000-8022_4-10804572.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: After the download  finished, navigate to the location of the  file (most likely the desktop  or downloads folder) and run the file.  Go through the installation as  you would with any program and once it\u2019s  finished installing, make sure  to keep options to run and update  Malwarebytes\u2019 checked, then just click  Finish.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: When the interface is  open, check the box next to \u201cPerform  quick scan\u201d and select the Scan  button. The quick scan will take only a  few minutes, once it\u2019s finished,  keep all the threats found checked  (that is, the check boxes next to  them) and select \u201cRemove selected  threats\u201d. The removal will require a  restart in order to complete, so  make sure to save all the work you were  doing before.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad3456610875\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309686-ad_309691-placement_360569\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6935453015\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Removing rogue software<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This method will focus on removing rogue antivirus software, the  reason I  added this specific method is because, rogue AV\u2019s will most  likely  prevent programs from running, so this guide will show you how  to bypass  that and remove the rogue.<\/p>\n<p>Step 1: The first thing you need to do is terminate the rogue  process, to do this, we will be using a tool called rkill. Visit this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/download\/anti-virus\/rkill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a> and select \u201ceXplorer.exe Download Link\u201d this is because while the rogue   may block certain programs from running, it will still need to allow   programs needed for Windows to function correctly, one of them is called   \u201cexplorer.exe\u201d and with this download link, the file will have the  same  name (of course, you could have changed the name later on).<\/p><div id=\"mwtad394686712\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381401-ad_309691-placement_360573\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5315249587\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Step 2: Once the download is  finished, locate the file (usually on  the desktop or downloads folder)  and run it. A command prompt window  will appear, you\u2019ll have to wait a  bit for the malicious process to be  killed. The icons on your desktop  and toolbar will disappear for a  second, this is normal, once they are  back, this means the process  should be finished.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: After they have been  finished, do not restart your computer!  Download a program called  Malwarebytes\u2019 Anti-Malware (a scanner that  won\u2019t conflict with any  existing AV) from <a href=\"http:\/\/majorgeeks.com\/download.php?det=5756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, if the link isn\u2019t working, click <a href=\"http:\/\/download.cnet.com\/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware\/3000-8022_4-10804572.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial, I\u2019m going to be explaining a few techniques I learned for removing common infections. 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