Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/HijackThis

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Keep - Yomangani^talk 14:02, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] HijackThis

Delete One of a great number of tools for removing spyware. I can't quite see why this one is notable. AlistairMcMillan 23:39, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

• Weak Keep I needed to use HijackThis to remove a certain piece of spyware from my mother's computer, so it might be notable in that respect. But I don't know enough about the topic to be certain that it falls under notability guidelines. Danny Lilithborne 01:50, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
• weak keep Seems to arguably meet criterion 2 for WP:SOFTWARE with [1] [2] and [3]. JoshuaZ 02:09, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Far more popular and notable than most run-of-the-mill spyware removal programs. --- RockMFR 15:30, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Would you mind backing up that statement with a source or two? AlistairMcMillan 04:46, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

• Keep: Seems to be a major anivirus tool. Deathawk 00:12, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to vote, but HijackThis is not an antivirus tool. AlistairMcMillan 04:46, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

• Keep: "One of a great number of tools for removing spyware." But if you look at all the malware removal forums this is definitely the most used. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Abustiaf (talk • contribs) 03:51, 20 November 2006

Would you mind backing up that statement with a source or two? AlistairMcMillan 04:46, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Techguy.com; Malwareremoval.com; bleepingcomputer.com; forums.majorgeeks.com; forums.spybot.info; forums.us.dell.com; daniweb.com; www.techsupportforum.com; and many more. Abustiaf 11:03, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

I meant something proving that HijackThis is "the most used". Has someone conducted a poll ("Which malware removal tool do you use most?") or something like that? AlistairMcMillan 14:03, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Has someone conducted a poll that humans breath? Abustiaf 14:11, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

It really not the same thing Adam Slack 13:22, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

• Keep: I would hazard a guess that this program is one of the few well known anti-spyware tools out there. Someone obviously found it notable enough to include it here; why delete it? Derfy 09:37, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep this program has been distributed on Maximum PC's disks, even advertised on the slip for the magazine. That makes it notable enough for me. FrozenPurpleCube 15:39, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep: It is not a spyware remover as such. It is a well known and well used tool to find out WHAT spyware is infecting a computer. User:Katana @malwareremoval.com that comment was actually added by anon User:87.81.18.240
• keep please this is one of the most popular spyware removal tools available erasing the article makes no sense at all Yuckfoo 02:38, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, well known software. I wouldnt be suprised if it's the most used anti malware program. bbx 05:04, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Common and highly significant tool. --Kizor 16:55, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Keep, source, edit and expand I believe it is worth of an article (though I could not find many notable secondary sources on the program), the problem is that it is unsourced, that a the article is mainly just instructions on how to use Hijack This (which violates Wp:not#Wikipedia_is_not_an_indiscriminate_collection_of_information) and that the article fails to say anything about the significance of the program, i.e. its popularity, and the fact that most malware removal software is not freeware. It needs a fair amount of work to bring it to wikipedia standard Adam Slack 13:22, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. I have already added the Misc Tools section (although I was not signed in.) Abustiaf 09:31, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

• Keep, cleanup, and expand. This is certainly a notable program, but it does need major cleaning up to establish notability and provide sources. Green451 01:56, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. Abustiaf 09:31, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

• Keep, appears to meet notability guidelines but could do with expansion; having said that, it's not "unsubstantial" or stub standard by any means. haz (talk) e 12:21, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, certainly notable--I've even used it before :D. The article could use some improvement, but I see no reason to delete. AmiDaniel (talk) 19:23, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.