Q2567249
Sign in to saveRootkitRevealer is a proprietary freeware tool for rootkit detection on Microsoft Windows by Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich. It runs on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (32-bit-versions only). Its output lists Windows Registry and file system API discrepancies that may indicate the presence of a rootkit. It is the same tool that triggered the Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal.
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RootkitRevealer - Sysinternals | Microsoft Learn
Scan your system for rootkit-based malware.
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- technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897445.aspx
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- live.sysinternals.com/RootkitRevealer.exe
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RootkitRevealer is a proprietary freeware tool for rootkit detection on Microsoft Windows by Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich. It runs on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (32-bit-versions only). Its output lists Windows Registry and file system API discrepancies that may indicate the presence of a rootkit. It is the same tool that triggered the Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal.
RootkitRevealer is no longer being developed.
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