Norton Power Eraser

Annoying pop-ups which tell you to buy certain protection programs because your computer is at risk are obvious signs of scamware. Symptoms include web pages suddenly appearing on your screen, which tell you that your computer is infected with viruses and that you should immediately buy an antivirus program which you have never heard of. Traditional antivirus programs are not very effective against this particular type of threat, but you can repel them with Norton Power Eraser. With its thorough and aggressive scanning capabilities, you can locate and eliminate any rootkits or other forms of scamware that are festering on your hard drive.

The software can be used on Windows XP or any later version and it doesn't need to be installed. You only need to download and run an executable file, which is almost 3 MB. Moreover, Norton Power Eraser is distributed under a freeware license, so you don't have to pay for it.

Norton Power Eraser comes with a modern user interface, which displays only a few options. You can start scanning your computer for rootkits and other threats just by clicking a large button. However, the software will need to restart your computer, before it scans for anything. Additionally, you might want to be careful what to delete after the scanning process, because the software may target system files as well.

The program allows you to perform other scans as well. You can perform a standard scan on your entire operating system and a cloud reputation lookup on files and folders of your choice. Furthermore, Norton Power Eraser can perform a multi-boot scan, which targets other Windows operating systems if you have more than one on your computer.