This topic is to give some inside information that needs to be known. First bit of information i would like to share is this.
HiJack This is not a tool to help clean your system of infections. It is a tool that can help detect infections and remove the entries to prevent the infection from starting up, but it doesnt remove the infection from the system completely. you must use other tools like Combofix or Malwarebytes Antimalware (MBAM) to remove such infections completely.
The last piece of information that i would like to share is this. There is no replacing a real anti-virus product with these tools. All of them rely on what is known as definitions. These definitions are what they use to determine if a item is malicious or not. These definitions are updated at different times depending on their developer. If a new 0Day (Zero Day) infection is discovered, it will take time for any developer to update their definitions and push them out to users. Which means that if your using any product you run the risk of getting an infection.
This is not to scare you or deter you from doing normal activities. But it is the cold hard truth of using any OS and going on the internet. So use a proper AV product and scan your system from time to time to check for infections. That is the best course of action you can take. The only real solution to not getting infected, is to stay off the internet. Again just a cold hard fact. But with the proper tools and a good use of common sense you can stay protected and not get infected.
HiJack This is not a tool to help clean your system of infections. It is a tool that can help detect infections and remove the entries to prevent the infection from starting up, but it doesnt remove the infection from the system completely. you must use other tools like Combofix or Malwarebytes Antimalware (MBAM) to remove such infections completely.
The last piece of information that i would like to share is this. There is no replacing a real anti-virus product with these tools. All of them rely on what is known as definitions. These definitions are what they use to determine if a item is malicious or not. These definitions are updated at different times depending on their developer. If a new 0Day (Zero Day) infection is discovered, it will take time for any developer to update their definitions and push them out to users. Which means that if your using any product you run the risk of getting an infection.
This is not to scare you or deter you from doing normal activities. But it is the cold hard truth of using any OS and going on the internet. So use a proper AV product and scan your system from time to time to check for infections. That is the best course of action you can take. The only real solution to not getting infected, is to stay off the internet. Again just a cold hard fact. But with the proper tools and a good use of common sense you can stay protected and not get infected.