“Rogue applications are malware that try to fool the user in believing that they are legit programs.” – gHacks.com
It’s in its infancy, yet because it’s not clear which and how many varieties of malware it can remove just yet. It does have a restoration tool to fix any changes the malware might have made to your system. This tool is run in dos. The command lines can be run from a variety of command switches using /r or /? to display the help file which lists all the command lines needed.
Your chances of having picked up malware are greatest after installing a fake antiviral program but are not limited to just that, as it turns out. That’s probably based numerically on the number of people who downloaded the “WindowsDefender” and “MacDefender” rogueware.
You can check out these links:
1. How do I know if my computer is infested: http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN2563
2. My computer has a virus – what to do: http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN2505
3. Stand-alone malware removal tools: http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN2372&ref=wsf
The first listed in number three above is an all purpose tool (ERA).
While an internet connection is not fully necessary for its use, the tool is somewhat hampered by use offline. Again, how badly hampered is not clear from ESET’s website. It also isn’t clear (yet) if it conflicts with other security software.
In the meantime, I’d recommend continuing to use your current security software (and keeping it and the rest of all your software up-to-date): Including drivers and plugins, and Malwarebyte’s Anti-Malware (http://www.malwarebytes.org/). I’d suggest getting the paid for “Pro” as it gives real time protection, and several other valuable features which the free edition doesn’t.
Source:
http://www.ghacks.net/2012/05/19/eset-rogue-application-remover/?_m=3n%2e0038%2e525%2ehj0ao01hy5%2ejam