Sophos Anti-Rootkit 1.3.1

4.3 out of 5 stars 4.3 (22 votes)

(August 24, 2007)

Windows (All) / Freeware / 10,286 downloads

Sophos Anti-Rootkit finds and removes any rootkit that is hidden on your computer. Removing rootkits without compromising system integrity is particularly challenging and needs to be done with care.

  • Publisher

    Sophos

  • Homepage

    Sophos Anti-Rootkit

  • Latest Changes

    - Enhanced detection and cleanup facilities

    - Users can install and uninstall Sophos Anti-Rootkit using standard Windows procedures (i.e. the Windows Start menu, and the Windows Add/Remove Programs menu option)

    - The file sarscan.log is cumulative and is timestamped. The file sarclean.log is cumulative and is not timestamped

    - Scans running processes, windows registry and local hard drives for rootkits

    - Identifies known rootkits and selects, by default, files for removal which will remove the rootkit component of the malware without compromising OS integrity

    - Allows users to remove unidentified hidden files, but does not allow removal of essential system files when hidden by an identified rootkit

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  1. 3 out of 5 stars
    nilst2006

    Reviewing 1.3.1 (Aug 25, 2007)

    The first, and the best antirootkit is sysinternals RootkitRevealer.

  2. 1 out of 5 stars
    phiber0ptik

    Reviewing 1.3.1 (Aug 24, 2007)

    This one is bypassed, try Rootkit Unhooker instead.
    http://rkunhooker1.narod.ru/

  3. 4 out of 5 stars
    LuceferAB

    Reviewing 1.3 RC (Apr 17, 2007)

    The first, and the best antirootkit is sysinternals RootkitRevealer. Sophos is not bad bat not so good as RR

  4. 2 out of 5 stars
    uberfly

    Reviewing 1.1 (Oct 5, 2006)

    Keeps crashing 1/3 of the way into its scan on my fairly-standard machine. Oh well.

  5. 5 out of 5 stars
    David_2005

    Reviewing 1.1 (Aug 31, 2006)

    Fantastic! the best one i've come across so far!!!!

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