What should you do to completely remove a rootkit from a computer?

A rootkit is a software program that enables attackers to gain administrator access to a system. It is installed by the attackers on systems when they have been successfully compromised. There are different approaches how to remove a rootkit from a computer.

1. Restart the computer. - the simplest approach.

2. Open msconfig and enable bootlog.

Click on the Start tab, then Run. Type in "msconfig". Go to the "boot. ini" tab and tick "Boot log".