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Rootkits
« on: October 15, 2014, 05:40:00 PM »
Hi,

I recently performed a full system scan and avast informed me that I have 50 viruses in my winsxs folder, these are apparently rootkits. I am not exactly sure what a rootkit is but avast says they are of high severity so I tried using all the tools it has to get rid of these. None of them worked and I am not sure what to do to get rid of them. will they damage my computer if I cannot get rid of them? Please Help!

Many Thanks

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Re: Rootkits
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2014, 06:49:40 PM »
did windows just update before you scanned?

reboot computer and do a new scan ..... still there?


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Re: Rootkits
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2014, 03:42:59 PM »
when I shut down windows had to update. I've just logged back on now and am waiting for the scan to complete. Can windows updating be detected as harmful I take it?

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Re: Rootkits
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2014, 03:56:41 PM »
Yes, as windows shifts the files around for installation they look suspicious.  You should no longer get the alert 

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Re: Rootkits
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2014, 06:04:03 PM »
I scanned again and no longer get the alert. Thanks for the advice, will be very helpful when performing future scans!