Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
This program is absurdly simple. It detects and removes difficult pieces of malware. It has my vote.
running a scan
- First thing you want to do is make sure you're up to date with the latest definitions. Click on the Update tab.
- Hit the Check for Updates button.
- Click on the Scanner tab.
- Select Perform full scan.
- Press the Scan button.
- Find something else to do while the scan occurs like digging half a hole or photographing the wind.
- When the scan is done you'll be alerted with a box. Hit the OK button in it.
- Click the Show Results button.
- Hit the Remove Selected button to get rid of the detected malware.
- Notepad will open displaying the scan log. Unless you're interested, close it.
- Exit the program.