Contents

Index

• "EZ-Read" Reduced Eye Strain GUI
• "SWL" files
• Automatic Cleaning
• Automatic Product Activation
• Automatic Product Licensing
• Automatic Product Registration
• Badware hiding in plain sight
• Badware Partner Processes
• Badware Prevents Downloading New Definitions
• Badware Rebuilds Itself
• Badware Traces
• Behavioral Cleaning Summarized
• Behavioral Discovery Explained
• Behavioral Discovery with Logic Filters
• Behavioral vs. Definition - Length of time to clean
• Best-of-Breed Compatibility
• Browser does not work
• Caveat of Inoculation Feature
• Caveats to disabling safelist
• Caveats to Restoring Programs Cleaned by Scrubit
• Caveats to Stopping Scrubit before Completed
• Caveats when using spyware active monitoring products
• Caveats with least privilege user accounts
• Caveats with pop ups during testing
• Caveats with running in Safe Mode
• Check Your Proxy Settings
• Clean without definitions
• Cleaning annoying programs exhibiting standard behavior
• Cleaning Badly Infected Computers
• Cleanup Assurance
• Cleanup Completed (first cleaning run)
• Clicking Done to Close out Window
• Close Pop ups
• Compatibility with Safe Mode
• Connectivity Problem?
• Context Sensitive Buttons
• Context Sensitive Stop Button
• Cookies are not programs
• Correcting the Safelist (See Note)
• Creating a Safelist
• Company Master Safelist
• For Multiple Machines
• On a New Machine
• On a Single Machine
• On an Infected Machine - Method 1
• On an Infected Machine - Method 2
• Custom Compilation Explained
• Definition-based systems report badware items remaining
• Disable Safelist
• Distribute Company Master Safelist
• Downloaded program no longer works
• Ease of Use
• EULA of freeware programs - Read Carefully!
• Failover Cleaning Strategy
• Fakeware
• False Positives
• Familiar Product Removed - Why?
• Fastest Way to Create a Safelist on an Infected Machine
• First thing to do before running Scrubit
• Free Internet Scans or Scams
• Freeware programs launching badware
• Freeware Security Products - WARNING!
• Frequently Asked Questions Links
• Glossary of Threats
• Granular recovery of auto-starting processes
• Grayed Out Stop Button
• How long does it take to clean a computer
• How to Create a safelist
• How to get back an auto-starting process
• How to restore a quarantined (Scrub'd) program
• How to Run Scrubit
• Imaging Friendly
• Inoculation\feature
• Inoculation
• explained
• How to Use
• Insurance against "Zer0 Day" Threats
• Internet Issues
• Internet Security Scams
• Internet Shut Off
• IT Department Safelist Control
• Large Buttons Grayed Out
• Left over Folder and Registry Settings
• Legitimate program no longer works
• Limitations of Definition-based Cleaning
• Limited User Account Cleanup
• Low Level Badware - Cleanup in Safe Mode
• Major Reasons to Use Scrubit (limitations of definition-based products)
• Message Boxes
• Miscellaneous Safelist Information
• Missing an auto-starting process
• Mistake Friendly Cleanup
• Multiple Undo's of auto-starting processes
• Non-active processes
• Note: Correcting Your Safelist
• Number of Test Filter Levels
• Old Definitions cannot find New Threats
• Options Menu
• Auto
• Inoculate
• Restore Original Runs
• Restore Runs
• Restore Services
• Use Safelist
• Partner Product Repelit protects against Uninstall hijacks
• Popular Mass Market Security Apps Compromised
• Prevent Multiple Hang-ups
• Problems running with process termination programs
• Product Description
• Product differentiators
• Product ID Page
• Production Friendly
• Program does not work and is not in quarantine
• Protective Benefits of Custom Compilation
• Read the message boxes
• Reason to start a program while Scrubit is running
• Reasons to run Scrubit more than one time
• Reasons why Definition-based Cleaning Fails
• Recommendations for Cleaning Mutating forms of Badware
• Resetting Scrubit while Running
• Restart Importance after running Scrubit
• Restoring a program from Scrub'd (quarantine)
• Restoring Internet
• Restoring Internet Browser
• Return auto-starting processes
• Returning all your original auto-starting programs
• Rogue Security Products
• Run Scrubit after any unknown product is installed
• Run Scrubit till "No Badware Found" message
• Running Scrubit to Completion
• Safe Mode
• Safelist Caveats
• Safelist Explained
• Safelist mentioned
• Safelist recommendations
• Safelisted Security Programs Issues
• Scamware
• Scanners and Scrubit teamwork badware
• Scanners for house cleaning
• Scrubit and Internet Connectivity
• Scrubit and Logical Partitions
• Scrubit and LUA
• Scrubit and Multiple Drives
• Scrubit and pop ups during testing
• Scrubit and Repelit teamwork for faster cleanup
• Scrubit and Scanners work together
• Scrubit Cleanup Assurance
• Scrubit Cleanup Options
• Scrubit Hangs Up
• Scrubit immune to attacks on mass market products
• Scrubit must be Active Window while running
• Scrubit Recovery Design
• Scrubit Screen Shot
• Searching all Drives
• Searching Partitions
• Smart Cleaning
• Socially Engineered Scams
• Standard Behavior of Stop Button
• Standard Compiled Apps Terminated by Badware
• Stop Scrubit from hanging up
• Stopping Scrubit while Running
• Stubborn Internet Issues
• System Requirements
• Testing Stopped
• The "Done" button
• The Cons of Behavioral Cleaning
• The Pros of Behavioral Cleaning
• The Stop Button
• Threats Defined
• Tips for Using Scrubit with Competitive Products for Layered Cleanup
• Unattended Operation
• Uninstall Routine - Badware in disguise
• Using definition-based scanners
• Using Scrubit after putting Repelit in an Install Mode
• Using Scrubit as a safety net.
• Using Scrubit in Safe Mode
• Using Scrubit to Test Unknown Program installs
• Using Stop and Safelist
• Verify - Web Check Explained
• VPN Heads Up
• What to do while Scrubit is running
• What's in a name - Badware Self-Preservation
• When to disable "Use Safelist" option
• While you wait...
• Whitelist (Safelist)
• Working with anti-virus monitoring
• Working with Repelit's active monitoring