My UB Homepage


About this Site:

This is my first attempt to create/edit my website in BlueGriffon.  This is a simple HTML 5 supported layout that will eventually include some CSS, PHP, Perl and/or Javascript).  I will be refining this site over time but this is a good start for now.


About Me:

I currently work for the Department of Science and Engineering Node Services at the University at Buffalo.  My current title within my department is Senior Information Technology Specialist.  My current list of responsibilities and current project are quite detailed so I will not bother listing anything here.



Malware Removal:

This section contains a set of download links and documents to use for the scanning and removal of malware.  I typically have a much larger set of tools but the following programs are a good starting point for the majority of problems that you will see on a daily basis.  I apologize in advance if the instructions are a bit out of date as I will do my best to update them to reflect the latest changes when I have the time.

Program Name
Program Website
Instructions/Notes
Avast Free Antivirus (Essential version)
https://www.avast.com/index
Coming soon...
AdwCleaner
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ Coming soon...
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (Free version)
https://www.malwarebytes.org/
Coming soon...
RKill
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/rkill/
Coming soon...
SuperAntiSpyware (Free Edition)
http://www.superantispyware.com/
Coming soon...

Those utilities should cover the majority of malware on a system.  I have documented how to install/run these programs on at http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/~jhklubek/Virus_Removal and it is current as of 1/23/17.

If you need to get into more aggressive methods I have found that the following tools work very well at analyzing and cleaning a system (but be careful as they can damage your system):

Program Name
Program Website
Instructions/Notes
ComboFix
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/combofix/ Scanner/Cleaner (run with caution)
GMER
http://www.gmer.net/
Scanner/Cleaner
TDSSKiller
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/tdsskiller/
Scanner/Cleaner
Autoruns https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902 Utility (see website)
Process Explorer
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653 Utility (see website)
Process Monitor https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645 Utility (see website)
TCPView
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897437
Utility (see website)
Kaspersky Rescue Disk
http://support.kaspersky.com/us/4162
Bootable scanning/removal program
Windows Defender Offline
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/what-is-windows-defender-offline
Bootable scanning/removal program

On top of these many utilities you will find it very useful to have a copy of some bootable USB key to access files (I use Fedora/Ubuntu Live media).


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