Windows Defender - Rootkits

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Does Windows Defender stop and clean rootkits ? If not where can I find a
free software which can do this and it is compatible with Windods Defender.
Thanks and bye
 
Microsoft's malicious software removal tool, which is available monthly as
part of the critical security patch package, specifically targets rootkits,
among others.

http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/families.mspx

There are also two available without cost (for the moment) rootkit detection
programs:

Sysinternals Rootkitrevealer, and f-secure's blacklight.


Google on those names for download locations. You may need to stop Windows
Defenders RTP to get Rootkitrevealer to run--not sure.

In terms of the cleaning and removal end, I think this is largely an art,
and that the best advice is to back up your data and reformat and reinstall.
 
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