Overview
What is RootkitRevealer?
RootkitRevealer - An advanced root kit detection utility
In depth
A closer look at RootkitRevealer
RootkitRevealer helps users with rootkit detection on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (32-bit-versions only). Its output lists Windows Registry and file system API discrepancies that may betoken the presence of a rootkit. Although it is not under active development nowadays, RootkitRevealer triggered one of the most popular media scandals of the 2000s. The term rootkit is utilized to describe the mechanisms and techniques whereby malware, including viruses, spyware, and trojans, endeavor to obnubilate their presence from spyware blockers, antivirus, and system management utilities. There are several rootkit relegations depending on whether the malware survives reboot and whether it executes in utilizer mode or kernel mode. There are also persistent rootkits associated with malware that activates each time the system boots. Because such malware contain code that must be executed automatically each system start or when you authenticate, they must store code in a sedulously assiduous store, such as the Registry or file system, and configure a method by which the code executes without your intervention.
Requirements
System requirements
Windows NT / Windows XP / Windows 2000
Verdict
Should you download RootkitRevealer?
RootkitRevealer runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 225 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Adware, Spyware and Virus Protection.
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Verified clean. Every RootkitRevealer build on SoftLookup is scanned for viruses, spyware, adware, trojans and backdoors. We re-test on every update.
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At a glance
RootkitRevealer specifications
- Last updated
- May 1, 2026
- Requirements
- Windows NT / Windows XP / Windows 2000
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- Windows 10/11
- File size
- 225 KB
- Price
- Free
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- 580
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