Windows 10: Norton detected a rootkit in my pc

Discus and support Norton detected a rootkit in my pc in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Hello, I hope everyone is doing great.I have had a problem when I downloaded and opened a random .exe file by mistake which caused my laptop to... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Snob1730, Aug 28, 2021.

  1. SNOB1730
    Snob1730 Win User

    Norton detected a rootkit in my pc


    Hello, I hope everyone is doing great.I have had a problem when I downloaded and opened a random .exe file by mistake which caused my laptop to suddenly restart.After the restart Norton detected winmon.sys virus which contained a hacktool.rootkit and removed it, afterwards it restarted my pc once again, however, my pc have been acting different during startup, not much but during the startup the acer logo display flash once before starting to load up which never happened until the rootkit problem occured.I have also restored my windows files to a point before the infection.I just want to know

    :)
     
    Snob1730, Aug 28, 2021
    #1
  2. BULLDOGXX
    BulldogXX Win User

    ROOTKIT infection that evades Norton AND Defender

    How were you able to determine that your computer was infected with a rootkit?

    A rootkit affects the computer before Windows loads, so any program installed on Windows, including anti-virus programs, is not likely to detect a rootkit. It often takes sophisticated software to detect and remove a rootkit.

    More recent computers, with the UEF interface and Secure Boot, were designed in part to prevent a rootkit-infected computer from starting, so rootkits are much less of a problem now than they were in older computers.
     
    BulldogXX, Aug 28, 2021
    #2
  3. BREE
    Bree Win User
    Windows Defender for Win10 v1709 and Rootkits?

    Windows Defender can detect rootkits, then tell you to run Defender Offline to remove them.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/...-protect-my-pc
     
    Bree, Aug 28, 2021
    #3
  4. JSSSSSSSSS
    Jsssssssss Win User

    Norton detected a rootkit in my pc

    Jsssssssss, Aug 28, 2021
    #4
Thema:

Norton detected a rootkit in my pc

Loading...

  1. Norton detected a rootkit in my pc - Similar Threads - Norton detected rootkit

  2. Rootkit

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    Rootkit: Hello , so ive been rootkitted by a .jar file , i tried to rest the whole pc but it seems like its still in my pc beacuse my stuff is still getting stolen , i tried to do scans and install anti virus but nothing is working , if i did a hardware replace will it get rid of the...

  3. Rootkit

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    Rootkit: Hello , so ive been rootkitted by a .jar file , i tried to rest the whole pc but it seems like its still in my pc beacuse my stuff is still getting stolen , i tried to do scans and install anti virus but nothing is working , if i did a hardware replace will it get rid of the...

  4. rootkit

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    rootkit: HiWhat are rootkits on my desktop via MALWARE bytes?Thank youTIMMY 2 TOES https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/rootkit/07a0f6b2-1909-4285-98dd-e31b72c3192d

  5. rootkit

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    rootkit: HiWhat are rootkits on my desktop via MALWARE bytes?Thank youTIMMY 2 TOES https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/rootkit/07a0f6b2-1909-4285-98dd-e31b72c3192d

  6. rootkit

    in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    rootkit: HiWhat are rootkits on my desktop via MALWARE bytes?Thank youTIMMY 2 TOES https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/rootkit/07a0f6b2-1909-4285-98dd-e31b72c3192d

  7. Rootkits

    in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Rootkits: I have been searching the internet and nowhere can I find an answer concerning how are these installed on or in a system.Am I to assume that something like this 'rootkit' may be installed by USB or downloaded from a website, considering the word 'installed' implies this?Can...

  8. Rootkit infection on my laptop

    in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Rootkit infection on my laptop: Hello, My laptop was recently attacked by ransomeware and my norton security detected it and removed 12 ransomewares but it couldn't remove last one and asked me to remove it manually and I removed it.Then it asked me to restart the laptop.After restarting I saw that norton...

  9. Are there any 64-bit Microsoft rootkit detection tools?

    in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Are there any 64-bit Microsoft rootkit detection tools?: I received an email in my spam folder that says they hacked my PC with a RAT trojan and accessed my webcam. I'm looking for a rootkit detection tool that works with Windows 10. Is there anything available from Microsoft? Something similar to the Sysinternal toolkit?...

  10. Rootkit

    in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Rootkit: Can a Rootkit be Totally annihilated by Scanning through Defender? What if it is deeply embedded in the OS itself, finding root on some apps or file or even in user and kernel levels. This is my problem cause my secondary Laptop came pre installed apps and Rootkit, of which I...