What does HijackThis do?
HijackThis inspects your computers browser and operating system settings to generate a log file of the current state of your computer. Using HijackThis you can selectively remove unwanted settings and files from your computer. Because the settings identified in a HijackThis log file can belong to both legitimate software and unwanted malware it is important to use extreme caution when selecting to removing anything using HijackThis.
- How do I generate a log file?
- How do I generate a startup list log file?
- How do I restore items I have mistakenly deleted?
- How do I use the Process Manager?
- How does the Ignorelist work?
- What can I do with a HijackThis log file?
- What does HijackThis do?
- What does the Fix Checked button do?
- What information will "Info on selected item" provide me?
- Why do I receive an 'Unexpected error' about a missing DLL when running HijackThis?
- Why does HijackThis immediately close when I try to run the utility?