DavidR
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It is an analysis tool first (only if there is anything found would as user be told to run any fix) of and there are many instances of these hijacks being related to MBR rootkits. It detects more than just TDL4.
So whilst browser hijacks tend to be, is just that tend to be. So it doesn’t hurt to use this as one of a range of analysis tools and that I believe is what essexboy is doing.
I know one thing for sure, he isn’t going to be running something without purpose. You obviously don’t know essexboy having just arrived at the avast forums. He is also one of the teachers at geekstogo and also a moderator on one of their forums.