What exactly is HijackThis?

[Buddha50]

hi out there i am kind of new to this stuff. so be gentle. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could explain what exactly HJT is and what it does. I have been hearing about this all over the place. thanks for your input. it is appreciated

 

[Blind Dragon]

It just scans some specific places in your registry and provides a log of them. It has other uses as well for experienced users - such as removing ADS and deleting a service

 

[Bobbye]

More information on HijackThis here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HijackThis