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Trend Micro RootkitBuster

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Certified 100% CLEAN Freeware   

Quickly scan and remove rookits from files, Master Boot Sectors, services and kernel code patches, and examine log details using this portable app. #Rootkit scanner  #Detect rootkit  #Rootkit scan  #Rootkit  #Scanner  #Cleaner  

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Trend Micro RootkitBuster is a straightforward security utility that looks into critical areas of the system to remove any existing rootkits. It doesn't require installation and features just a few intuitive options made for casual users.

You can drop the executable file in any location on the hard disk and click it to run. Otherwise, you can save Trend Micro RootkitBuster to a pen drive or other removable storage unit to scan any machine without prior installers.

Note that the device must not be read-only since the application creates some log files in the same location as itself. Although it doesn't modify Windows registry settings, it leaves behind an SYS file after removal.

The interface is based on a clean and simple window that provides quick access to all main options. All you have to do is select the system areas you want to scan, between files or Master Boot Records (MBR), services, and kernel code patches.

The scanner uses low CPU and RAM, and may take a while to finish, depending on the complexity of your hard drive and scan settings. However, it doesn't interrupt your regular PC activities if it's minimized to the taskbar.

In the list of results, you can view the type, file path and default action for each threat. Simply select the ones you want to fix, and ask the tool to delete the files. Log details are recorded in a plain text document that you can open without leaving the interface. A system reboot may be required to complete deletion tasks (e.g. the files are being used by the PC).

We haven't come across any issues in our tests since the program didn't hang, crash or show errors. Although it has few scan configuration settings, Trend Micro RootkitBuster offers a simple and effective solution for detecting and removing rootkits, and it can be used even by novices.

For enhanced web-oriented security solutions, make sure to check out Trend Micro Titanium.

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Trend Micro RootkitBuster 5.0.0 Build 1212 Beta

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  runs on:
Windows 10 32/64 bit
Windows 2008 32/64 bit
Windows 2003
Windows 8 32/64 bit
Windows 7 32/64 bit
Windows Vista 32/64 bit
Windows XP 32/64 bit
  file size:
9.8 MB
  filename:
RootkitBusterV5.0-1212.exe
  2 screenshots:
Trend Micro RootkitBuster - Trend Micro RootkitBuster will provide users with cleaning capability for hidden files and registry entries.Trend Micro RootkitBuster - Users will be able to select which threats to be repaired right after the scanning process finishes.
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