Does Windows Defender detect rootkits?

[Guest]

Does it detect rootkits? Is WD performace comparable to Spyware Doctor? Maybe
it is the time to use only one antispyware program.

 

[Guest]

Hello Joaquin,

Does it detect rootkits?

Jason Joyce (Expert): a Program Manager working on Windows Defender. Said YES

Is WD performace comparable to Spyware Doctor?

I don't know, I never use Spyware Doctor.

Maybe it is the time to use only one antispyware program.

No and Yes.
No.- One is no enough
Yes.- Use only one with RTP

Not all AV scanning engines will find spyware hidden by rootkits.
Though the Sophos command line scanners in David H Lipmans Multi-AV
is excellent for their detection. However, it would be best done outside
the running OS. That is by downloading the Sophos files then booting from a
DOS Boot Disk or a DOS Boot Disk with NTFS4DOS and then scanning the
platform.
OR
You will need to download RootKit Revealer
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/RootkitRevealer.html ; and run a scan.
The log can be submitted to
Forum: http://www.sysinternals.com/Forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=17 ; for
analysis.
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[Bill Sanderson MVP]

I know that it does detect some rootkit-based spyware. I've seen it miss
others completely, but that was nearly a year ago--and we've progressed, I
hope.

 

[Kayman]

A very effective tool for detecting rootkits:

http://spyware-free.us/2006/07/gmer_07.html
http://www.gmer.net/

Good luck