Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit – scanning result The scanning process takes a bit time depending on what’s on your system, and will list all threats once it’s finished. You can choose the targets to scan, Drivers, Sectors, or System.
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Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit – update the database Follow the instructions in the wizard to get database updated first, and allow it to scan your computer for threats. By default, it will save it onto your desktop. The first screen asks for a location to store the executable file.
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To get start, you can simply download the tool and run it, since it’s a portable tool that doesn’t require the installation process. The firewall on the infected machine at my work was also disabled by the rootkit and Malwarebyte Anti-Rootkit was able to repair it after it removed all the rootkits on the system. I particularly like its cleanup process which not only removes the found rootkits but also verifies your system’s security functionality, such as Internet Access, Windows Firewall, and Windows Update, and makes sure they are working well after the cleanup. Malwarebyte Anti-Rootkit has the strong detection technology to detect the nastiest malicious rootkit.
But it’s Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit that saved me the other day when one of the computers at my work was infected by a nasty malware called ZeroAccess. There are quite a few very good Rootkit removal tools from very well-known companies, such as McAfee, Sophos, BitDefender. It’s often happily live under the radar of the anti-virus system you have and is very hard and tough to remove even you detected it. Because once you do and got it installed on your system, it becomes possible to hide the intrusion while still maintaining the privileged access. Rootkit is one of the nastiest malware you don’t want to get hit by in the first place.