FAQ

Should I use a definition-based scanner to clean off the remaining traces of badware?

Yes. Scanners do a good job at this. They are designed to identify Malware and their pieces and clean them off.

They cannot remove a mutating (polymorphic) partner that can rebuild the badware. Leave that to Scrubit to handle those security problems. Although it is not critical to remove the broken remnants, it does help with system house cleaning.

Please remember if you wish to use a scanner, the preferred approach is to run Scrubit first until you get the message "No Badware found", then run a scanner for final housecleaning of the remaining traces of non active badware files, registry entries and cookies. Note if Scrubit cleans badware, by default, it inoculates against reinfection of the same process (if the inoculate option is checked).