HijackThis AlternativesAnti-Malware Apps like HijackThis

HijackThis is described as 'Free utility which quickly scans your Windows computer to find settings that may have been changed by spyware, malware or other unwanted programs. HijackThis creates a report, or log file, with the results of the scan' and is a very popular Anti-Malware app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to HijackThis for Windows and PortableApps.com. The best HijackThis alternative is Spybot - Search & Destroy. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try GMER or ESET SysInspector. Other great apps like HijackThis are DDS, Spy Emergency, Zemana AntiMalware and OTL - OldTimer's List-It.

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    Detects and removes spyware, adware, keyloggers, browser hijackers, and tracking cookies, offering system immunization, real-time protection, manual or scheduled scans, quarantine and secure deletion, detailed reports, and multilingual support.

    98 Spybot - Search & Destroy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
    • Spybot - Search & Destroy is the most popular Windows alternative to HijackThis.

    • Spybot - Search & Destroy is the most popular commercial alternative to HijackThis.

    • Spybot - Search & Destroy is Paid and ProprietaryHijackThis is Free and Open Source
    • Spybot - Search & Destroy is Privacy focusedHijackThis is not according to our users
  2. GMER icon
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    GMER is an application that detects and removes rootkits .

    It scans for:

    • hidden processes
    • hidden threads
    • hidden modules
    • hidden services
    • hidden files
    • hidden Alternate Data Streams
    • hidden registry keys
    • drivers hooking SSDT
    • drivers hooking IDT
    • drivers hooking IR.
    10 GMER alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • GMER is the most popular free alternative to HijackThis.

    • GMER is Free and ProprietaryHijackThis is Free and Open Source
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    ESET SysInspector is a free, state of the art diagnostic tool for Windows systems. It is also an integral part of ESET Smart Security 4 and ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4. It peers into your operating system and captures details such as running processes, registry content, startup items...

    20 ESET SysInspector alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. DDS icon
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    DDS is a program that will scan your computer and create logs that can be used to display various startup, configuration, and file information from your computer. This program is used in our security forum to provide a detailed overview of what programs are automatically...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Spy Emergency is anti-spyware, anti-trojan and anti-spam software that fast and secure removes spyware and other internet infections from your computer. With its intuitive user interface, spyware removal is very simple for every user.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Zemana AntiMalware is an on demand malware scanner designed to clean your PC from all the infections that have taken place on your PC.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    OTL by OldTimer is a flexible, multipurpose, diagnostic, and malware removal tool. It's useful for identifying changes made to a system by spyware, malware and other unwanted programs. It creates detailed reports of registry and file settings, and also includes advanced...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    What's Running is a product that gives you an inside look into your Windows system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. NoBot icon
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    NoBot is a simple anti-spyware, anti-malware removal tool that targets bots, RATS, miners, keyloggers, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. X-RayPc icon
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    Functional

    • Lists active processes
    • List autostarting programs
    • Lists BHOs, Download Program Files, IE Extension plugins, etc...
    • Shows file size and MD5 of all files instantly
    • One-Click "Triage" : shows which items are "good", &quot.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. MBRCheck icon
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    MBRCheck identifies infected Master Boot Records (MBR).

    This tool is sometimes referred to on security related community web-sites such as bleepingcomputer and majorgeeks. However, there is no official homepage and the origins of this tool are unclear, hence it is flagged with.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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