HijackThis - Browser Hijacker Diagnosis Tool

Windows Security Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟HijackThis - Browser Hijacker Diagnosis Tool

This chapter provides tutorial examples on HijackThis, a browser hijacker detection and open source tool. Topics include installing HijackThis; scanning system settings for changes; fixing changed settings; reviewing running processes, startup programs, and installed programs.

Downloading and Installing HijackThis

Scan Report Generated by HijackThis

HijackThis Log File Entry Types

Building "ignorelist" for HijackThis

Fixing Settings Reported by HijackThis

Generating Startup Program List by HijackThis

Listing Processes and DLL Files with HijackThis

Listing Installed Programs with HijackThis

HijackThis Configuration Settings

Conclusion:

HijackThis is a very popular open source tool for detecting browser hijacker malware.
HijackThis reports and fixes changes in various system locations where malware settings would be located.
HijackThis 2.0.4 works on both Windows 7 and 8 systems.
HijackThis 2.0.4 works for both Internet Explorer (IE) and Firefox.
HijackThis 2.0.4 offers nice tools to review running processes, startup programs and installed programs.