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HijackThis, a general homepage hijackers detector and remover. Initially based on the article Hijacked!, but expanded with almost a dozen other checks against hijacker tricks. It is continually updated to detect and remove new hijacks. It does not target specific programs/URLs, just the methods used by hijackers to force you onto their sites. As a result, false positives are imminent and unless you are sure what you're doing, you should always consult with knowledgable folks (e.g. the forums) before deleting anything or at least read the HijackThis tutorial.

What's New in HijackThis 1.99.1 :

· Added O23 method: NT Services, which lists all (non-disabled, non-Microsoft) services, like Msconfig.
· Added 'Action taken' info to 'More info on this item' dialog.
· Integrated ADS Spy into HijackThis, 'Misc Tools' section.
· Added Spybot-like intro frame for first-time users with access to common tasks.
· Added /autolog commandline parameter to automatically scan, save a logfile and open it.
· Fixed bug when item with IP in a Trusted Zone entry (O15) wasn't fixed.
· Added 'Trusted IP ranges' to O15 method.
· Updated Ignorelist, Backups list and Process manager to allow multiple selected items.
· Fixed bug where a hosts file with inproper linebreaks would hang HijackThis.

What's New in HijackThis 2.0.0 Beta :

· AnalyzeThis added for log file statistics
· Recognizes Windows Vista and IE7
· Fixed a few bugs in the O23 method
· Fixed a bug in the O22 method (SharedTaskScheduler)
· Did a few tweaks on the log format
· Fixed and improved ADS Spy
· Improved Itty Bitty Procman (processes are frozen before they are killed)
· Added listing of O4 autoruns from other users
· Added listing of the Policies Run items in O4 method, used by SmitFraud trojan
· Added /silentautolog parameter for system admins
· Added /deleteonreboot [file] parameter for system admins
· Added O24 - ActiveX Desktop Components enumeration
· Added Enhanced Security Confirguration (ESC) Zones to O15 Trusted Sites check


NOTE: Systems infected with the 'Ms4Hd' rootkit parasite will experience crashes in HijackThis 1.99.x since this parasite deliberately crashes programs that try to detect it.