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

Studynxx

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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?
 

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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.
 
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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.
 
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  • 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
 
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Studynxx

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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
 
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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.
 
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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
 
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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.
 

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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.
 
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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.
 

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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.
 

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