rootkits are a bitch to remove in general

No, my Hylian Shield broke.

Shiet.

they're _made_ to be evaded by detection software

er

coded

Have you tried mashing your keyboard and abusing your PC until it (unlikely) works properly?

idk man i'd say just reset your computer to factory settings

and back up serial numbers n shit on a flashdrive

That would fix it.

technically

dont take shit from the computer onto a flashdrive tho

cuz ive seen viruses that transmit to flashdrives lol

just write down the serial numbers on something else or on a nother computer

and download them when you have a fresh disk

cuz antivirus/malware programs don't always work

esp. if you've got a really nasty virus on your pc that was programmed by a sadist

also, if you specifically program viruses and malware you need to be gutterstomped

They do better if they run without the OS running. Then most of the sneaky stuff can't trick them.

no exceptions

At least it isn't a Trojan Horse.

Avast has the option to do a boot scan right in the program. It can pick up a lot of stuff that normally uses the OS to hide from scanners.

Sometimes, you need an entirely new PC for that.

idk man

trojans can be waay worse than anything but they can also be pathetic

its either the worst shit you can ever experience in your life or its the most worthless shit in existence

I managed to clear a rootkit from my system with a boot scan.

i dont download shit so i never have any viruses

im a straight edge nibba on the pc

A rootkit that was causing the same problem that started this conversation. I'm not even sure how it got onto my system because I'm not an idiot.

also because my build costs a shit ton of money and im not risking that to play games or pirate music/movies

Yay, my Hylian Shield is back.

So sick of this shit, i just wanna play a fucking game

Use Malware Bytes to see if it fixes your problem.

Between Malware Bytes, and Avast's bootime scan option, I promise your problem will be fixed.

Malware Bytes should fix it. If it doesn't, Avast's boot scan will.

I hate how ads even exist, especially the obviously malware ones.

I know their purpose.

But they're so easy to impersonate.

Just remember what I said. Avast's boot scan is very powerful and will fix any problem but it's a complete scan and will take many hours so set it to run while you're sleeping.

avast is gay