Oshi Unhooker

Oshi Unhooker is a lightweight and portable software application that scans your computer for rootkits and attempts to extract and remove them.

It does not include complicated options, so the tool can be handled even by users with limited or no previous experience in antivirus utilities.

Since installation is not a prerequisite, you can drop the executable file to a custom location on the hard disk and just click it to run.

It is also possible to save Oshi Unhooker to a USB flash drive or similar storage unit, in order to run it on any computer with minimum effort and no previous installers.

An important aspect to take into account is that the Windows registry does not get updated with new entries, and no extra files are created on the disk.

The main application window has a clean structure. Oshi Unhooker starts the scanning procedure as soon as you click the big "play" button in the primary frame.

Results show the ID number, fill path and hook for each identified process. It is possible to export this report to an XML file for closer inspection. Cleaning the selected processed is done with the click of a button. An option for selecting and deselecting all items is available.

Oshi Unhooker has a fair response time; it may take a while to select or deselect all items, though. In one of these cases it hang during our tests, forcing us to restart the app. It runs on a pretty low amount of CPU and RAM, so it does not put a strain on computer performance. The scanning procedure is carried out quickly. All in all, Oshi Unhooker delivers a simple solution to scanning the computer for rootkits to remove them.