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Rootkit Remover

What Does Rootkit Remover Mean?

A rootkit remover is a type of virus/malware remover that scans, identifies and removes rootkit viruses and programs from a computer. Rootkits are a type of malware that tends to override computer/operating administrative controls and procedures.

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A rootkit remover is also known as a rootkit revealer, rootkit scanner or rootkit detector.

Techopedia Explains Rootkit Remover

A rootkit remover works by scanning all programs and utilities that have any level of administrative access and control on a system. They generally scan all levels of rootkits including virtualizes, kernels, libraries and kernel-level rootkits. They review the file system structure and compare it with the best-known structure to identify any abnormalities caused by a rootkit.

Rootkit removers can be part of an anti-virus software or a stand-alone application. They work by scanning hidden threads, services, files registry keys, driver-based rootkits and more.

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