Serious Discussion Which on-demand scanner is the most thorough?

[Studynxx]

I have KTS. I currently use HitmanPro but people have shown me it cannot read scripts so I want to use something else that's also free and can remove anything malicious, scripts included.

Should it be Norton Power Eraser? Or what should it be?

 

[Bot]

Norton Power Eraser is a good option as it's known for its aggressive scanning. However, it can sometimes flag legitimate programs as malicious. Another option is Malwarebytes, which is quite thorough and can detect malicious scripts. Both are free for on-demand scanning.

 

[jerzy601]

I personally use Norton Power Eraser, it's a good scanner and I don't have any problems with it, although sometimes it likes to point out a legitimate program as malicious, I haven't had this happen to me yet.

 

[Kongo]

Norton Power Eraser, ESET Online Scanner and X-Sec

And if people have to mention all those options again in another thread, I will get mad

 

[likeastar20]

Norton Power Eraser, ESET Online Scanner and X-Sec

And if people have to mention all those options again in another thread, I will get mad

Emsisoft Emergency Kit with the custom scan is a good choice as well

 

[brambedkar59]

Pick 2 out 3: Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool, Norton Power Eraser & Emsisoft Emergency Kit, depending upon which AV you are using for realtime scanning.

 

[Trident]

Another day, another second opinion scanner thread by our lovely @Xeno1234 / @Studynxx

 

[ForgottenSeer 114834]

I have KTS. I currently use HitmanPro but people have shown me it cannot read scripts so I want to use something else that's also free and can remove anything malicious, scripts included.

Should it be Norton Power Eraser? Or what should it be?

Why mess with any of them, you could always throw Process Explorer/Autoruns on your desktop in a folder "portable version" so if you get tired of it and want to delete it and re-add it the next day, it does not trash your file system, and use this with the 70 some odd/even engines to scan your running processes/Start-up entries, which really is all that matters. Inert files sitting on your system are causing you no harm, although I do believe it does excite anxiety in some.

Tools as such are excellent analysis tools that combined with knowledge will help you identify any issues. Learn about malware, where it drops and how, know where to look in your file system manually.

 

[lokamoka820]

• Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool
• Norton Power Eraser
• Emsisoft Emergency Kit

 

[Digmor Crusher]

• Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool
• Norton Power Eraser
• Emsisoft Emergency Kit

Yup, those are the 3 I use.

 

[simmerskool]

Why mess with any of them, you could always throw Process Explorer/Autoruns on your desktop in a folder "portable version"

good info, I have PE installed and know it can check VT, but gee I was unaware Autoruns also checks VT. good to know... thanks

 

[Studynxx]

• Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool
• Norton Power Eraser
• Emsisoft Emergency Kit

People complain Norton is a "virus" in and of itself in that once it's on the system, it's incredibly hard to remove all of it entirely for good. Is this the case with NPE too? Or only with the regular antivirus form of Norton? I do have Revo Uninstaller Pro if that matters

 

[Studynxx]

Why mess with any of them, you could always throw Process Explorer/Autoruns on your desktop in a folder "portable version" so if you get tired of it and want to delete it and re-add it the next day, it does not trash your file system, and use this with the 70 some odd/even engines to scan your running processes/Start-up entries, which really is all that matters. Inert files sitting on your system are causing you no harm, although I do believe it does excite anxiety in some.

Tools as such are excellent analysis tools that combined with knowledge will help you identify any issues. Learn about malware, where it drops and how, know where to look in your file system manually.

Good idea, I'll learn PE and AutoRuns and then I'll use them this way too

 

[lokamoka820]

People complain Norton is a "virus" in and of itself in that once it's on the system, it's incredibly hard to remove all of it entirely for good. Is this the case with NPE too? Or only with the regular antivirus form of Norton? I do have Revo Uninstaller Pro if that matters

No, NPE is a portable app, it didn't install on the system, just download and run, and just delete it like any file when you want to remove it, it left a Norton folder in ProgramData folder which can be deleted too.

 

[Studynxx]

No, NPE is a portable app, it didn't install on the system, just download and run, and just delete it like any file when you want to remove it, it left a Norton folder in ProgramData folder which can be deleted too.

But generally speaking, for non-NPE Norton products, it IS true that in that sense it kinda functions as malware, right? ie incredibly persistent

 

[ForgottenSeer 114834]

good info, I have PE installed and know it can check VT, but gee I was unaware Autoruns also checks VT. good to know... thanks

It has to be enabled in the settings on both Process Explorer and Autoruns.

Good idea, I'll learn PE and AutoRuns and then I'll use them this way too

I would start with Process Explorer and Autoruns portable versions, than when you are comfortable the addition of PE would not hurt.

 

[lokamoka820]

But generally speaking, for non-NPE Norton products, it IS true that in that sense it kinda functions as malware, right? ie incredibly persistent

To be fair all security product will leave remnants after you uninstall it even with the most powerful uninstaller, I didn't use Norton itself to know what you mean about "function as malware", but since it is from the same company of Avast/AVG if you mean nag screen about other functionality or third party products, you can manage this from the settings in the notification section.

 

[ForgottenSeer 114834]

it IS true that in that sense it kinda functions as malware, right? ie incredibly persistent

This statement that appears based upon fact as placed followed by the question is misleading.

A better question would be: Would you want your security product to be persistent so that malware is not able to disable it before it can complete its task? I do believe these are called self protections in the security field.

 

[Studynxx]

• Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool
• Norton Power Eraser
• Emsisoft Emergency Kit

Which one's the better: NPE or EEK?

 

[Trident]

People complain Norton is a "virus" in and of itself in that once it's on the system, it's incredibly hard to remove all of it entirely for good. Is this the case with NPE too? Or only with the regular antivirus form of Norton? I do have Revo Uninstaller Pro if that matters

Not all complaints are true. Norton for more than 15 years has been offering an up-to-date removal tool.