Malware sometimes uses rootkit technology to hide itself at system level.
This makes it undetectable for standard tools. Our plugins help Spybot – Search & Destroy to detect this form of malware.
Our Rootkit Scan tool shows anything that uses certain rootkit technologies. But items with rootkit properties detected here are not necessarily malware. Sometimes, legit software uses rootkit technologies to hide registration data or other information it does not want the user to see in any case. So please keep in mind that a Rootkit Scan only flags suspicious stuff, not identifying just bad stuff. If you get ‘No admin in ACL’ this thread in our forum should help explaining. If you are not sure about the found items, please ask for ‘help’ in our RootAlyzer Forum before you delete anything. The deletion is final and can not be recovered through the Quarantine.
If you still want to remove the found items we strongly recommend to create a system restore point before doing that.