Comments on: Repair Tool of the Week: Hitman Pro 2 http://www.technibble.com/repair-tool-of-the-week-hitman-pro-2/ A Resource for Computer Repair Technicians & to get PC tech support help. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:02:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: eddie http://www.technibble.com/repair-tool-of-the-week-hitman-pro-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13830 eddie Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:09:04 +0000 http://www.technibble.com/?p=1291#comment-13830 Hi all I am still looking for a program that does the same as geek squads MRI program basically runs the typical virus scanners and cleaning utilitys back to back. Has anybody heard of any other programs besides hitman ? Hi all I am still looking for a program that does the same as geek squads MRI program basically runs the typical virus scanners and cleaning utilitys back to back. Has anybody heard of any other programs besides hitman ?

]]> By: SeegerSystems http://www.technibble.com/repair-tool-of-the-week-hitman-pro-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6346 SeegerSystems Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:54:19 +0000 http://www.technibble.com/?p=1291#comment-6346 This program has been updated to 3.0 and is no longer a freeware item. It's fully active for 30 days and then it reverts to scanning only. A fee is required to unlock it to enable the ability to repair what it finds. This program has been updated to 3.0 and is no longer a freeware item. It’s fully active for 30 days and then it reverts to scanning only. A fee is required to unlock it to enable the ability to repair what it finds.

]]> By: Xander http://www.technibble.com/repair-tool-of-the-week-hitman-pro-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3978 Xander Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:11:16 +0000 http://www.technibble.com/?p=1291#comment-3978 I've been using Hitman Pro for 2-3 years now. Overall, I love it. I put it on my customers' computers as part of their maintenance. I also warn them that a full scan can take a very long time but, if run at least every week or so, they'll be much more likely to keep their system clean. My setup is such that I use an AutoIt script to check a bunch of things automatically for me (i.e. notify me if XP isn't SP3). I leave them with my own script to run weekly for their basic stuff: runs CCleaner, Hitman, calls their AV for a scan, and an option for Defrag/Scandisk. NOTE: Hitman Pro has been very slow to update their software lately and it will install/run older versions of Adaware (SE) and SpywareBlaster (3.51). As such, I've taken those off the default setup to be run separately for 2008 and 4.1, respectively. I’ve been using Hitman Pro for 2-3 years now. Overall, I love it. I put it on my customers’ computers as part of their maintenance. I also warn them that a full scan can take a very long time but, if run at least every week or so, they’ll be much more likely to keep their system clean.

My setup is such that I use an AutoIt script to check a bunch of things automatically for me (i.e. notify me if XP isn’t SP3). I leave them with my own script to run weekly for their basic stuff: runs CCleaner, Hitman, calls their AV for a scan, and an option for Defrag/Scandisk.

NOTE: Hitman Pro has been very slow to update their software lately and it will install/run older versions of Adaware (SE) and SpywareBlaster (3.51). As such, I’ve taken those off the default setup to be run separately for 2008 and 4.1, respectively.

]]> By: gunslinger http://www.technibble.com/repair-tool-of-the-week-hitman-pro-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3950 gunslinger Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:28:13 +0000 http://www.technibble.com/?p=1291#comment-3950 cwshredder FixVundo SmitfraudFix Super Antispyware HijackThis Ccleaner JKDefrag Thats all I need. All portable and on my flash drive right now, but a nice automated process with a decent GUI would top it off. cwshredder
FixVundo
SmitfraudFix
Super Antispyware
HijackThis
Ccleaner
JKDefrag

Thats all I need. All portable and on my flash drive right now, but a nice automated process with a decent GUI would top it off.

]]> By: IPtech http://www.technibble.com/repair-tool-of-the-week-hitman-pro-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3948 IPtech Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:29:17 +0000 http://www.technibble.com/?p=1291#comment-3948 Hmmm, let's throw everything at it to see if something works! Too much of a scatter-gun approach for me and overly dependent upon trialware/crippleware for it to be useful as a commercial tool. It'll take me longer to clean-up my system from all this installed software that it would have done to remove any infections manually. An excellent demonstration of the power of AutoIT though! Hmmm, let’s throw everything at it to see if something works!

Too much of a scatter-gun approach for me and overly dependent upon trialware/crippleware for it to be useful as a commercial tool. It’ll take me longer to clean-up my system from all this installed software that it would have done to remove any infections manually.

An excellent demonstration of the power of AutoIT though!

]]> By: koonter http://www.technibble.com/repair-tool-of-the-week-hitman-pro-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3947 koonter Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:38:34 +0000 http://www.technibble.com/?p=1291#comment-3947 the GEEK M.R.I automated removal process gives you the option of deselecting the programs you want to update and run Also, I have posted before about the possibility of portabling and packaging our favorite programs in a customizable GUI. I use thinstall to portable my appz. For the gui i tried out various automated scripting programs like AutoIt and Hotkeys but that fizzled. I believe that it needs to be done in .net language. i go to a technical college with programing wizards and got one to sit with me and draft a prototype. I dont have the time for it at the moment but i have some pretty neat ideas. all it takes is a reader here with some VB skills and a slow day to put some hours in... the GEEK M.R.I automated removal process gives you the option of deselecting the programs you want to update and run

Also, I have posted before about the possibility of portabling and packaging our favorite programs in a customizable GUI.

I use thinstall to portable my appz. For the gui i tried out various automated scripting programs like AutoIt and Hotkeys but that fizzled. I believe that it needs to be done in .net language. i go to a technical college with programing wizards and got one to sit with me and draft a prototype. I dont have the time for it at the moment but i have some pretty neat ideas. all it takes is a reader here with some VB skills and a slow day to put some hours in…

]]> By: Computer Repair Tampa http://www.technibble.com/repair-tool-of-the-week-hitman-pro-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3946 Computer Repair Tampa Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:17:16 +0000 http://www.technibble.com/?p=1291#comment-3946 Wow... I wonder if this is like that automated spyware deal on the Geek Squad disks that were leaked a while back... Wow… I wonder if this is like that automated spyware deal on the Geek Squad disks that were leaked a while back…

]]> By: gunslinger http://www.technibble.com/repair-tool-of-the-week-hitman-pro-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3945 gunslinger Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:02:20 +0000 http://www.technibble.com/?p=1291#comment-3945 You beat me to it Jeremy. Something like this really needs to be portable, and also not have to access the Internet. The last thing a sick computer needs is 11 more programs downloaded and installed on it. I would also like to leave out PC Tools Spyware Doctor, Webroot Spy Sweeper, and Ewido AntiSpyware Micro. Replace these with Super Antispyware and Hijackthis. Also having it run Portable Ccleaner before scanning would be nice also. You beat me to it Jeremy. Something like this really needs to be portable, and also not have to access the Internet. The last thing a sick computer needs is 11 more programs downloaded and installed on it.

I would also like to leave out PC Tools Spyware Doctor, Webroot Spy Sweeper, and Ewido AntiSpyware Micro. Replace these with Super Antispyware and Hijackthis.

Also having it run Portable Ccleaner before scanning would be nice also.

]]> By: Peter http://www.technibble.com/repair-tool-of-the-week-hitman-pro-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3944 Peter Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:54:22 +0000 http://www.technibble.com/?p=1291#comment-3944 It certainly works tried it with XP desktop. The only problem is that it is slow. Can manually perform AVG, Spybot, Spyblaster & Combo Fix in about the same time. Can't wait around someone's house 40 minutes for this program to complete all of its functions. It certainly works tried it with XP desktop. The only problem is that it is slow. Can manually perform AVG, Spybot, Spyblaster & Combo Fix in about the same time. Can’t wait around someone’s house 40 minutes for this program to complete all of its functions.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.technibble.com/repair-tool-of-the-week-hitman-pro-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3943 Jeremy Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:28:11 +0000 http://www.technibble.com/?p=1291#comment-3943 This sounds like a pretty sweet package, but once again, I feel it's not utilizing it's full potential because it's not portable. This sounds like a pretty sweet package, but once again, I feel it’s not utilizing it’s full potential because it’s not portable.

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