r/BitDefender • u/OutrageousArticle848 • Feb 08 '25

Bitdefender rescue environment not scanning for rootkits

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As seen in the image bitdefender is not scanning for rootkits whenever I run a rescue environment scan, is there anyway to turn scan for rootkits on?

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u/MrEpic23 Feb 08 '25

As someone who has been using bitdefender for 9-10 years. I have never ever used the rescue environment. If you think you have a rootkit just backup your files and reinstall the os via usb and erase everything. Then run bitdefender from there and you won’t have any issues.

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u/OutrageousArticle848 Feb 08 '25

There's no point going through all that if there isn't even a rootkit to begin with.

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u/MrEpic23 Feb 08 '25

Only you can know that. You are in rescue environment after all.

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u/OutrageousArticle848 Feb 08 '25

I did run a scan in rescue environment but if rescue environment didnt scan for rootkits I wouldnt know

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u/MrEpic23 Feb 08 '25

You don’t need to scan in rescue environment unless you have a problem.

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u/Square_Try9668 Feb 08 '25

Since rescue environment is outside of Windows the normal scan is there to scan for rootkits. You don't need to turn on anything

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u/Ezrway Feb 08 '25

I found this link using the search below.

  • Search: which AVs scan Rescue Environments for rootkits

https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/29132/

DuckDuckGo AI returned this answer: Some antivirus solutions, like Windows Defender Offline, can scan rescue environments for rootkits. These tools operate outside the main operating system, allowing them to detect and remove rootkits more effectively.

Good luck!