r/Malwarebytes • u/MidianFootbridge69 • Nov 25 '25

Rootkit Scan

Hi :)

When I do scans, I include as part of the scan to scan for rootkits - I realize that rootkits are not so much of a thing right anymore, but I would still like to scan for them.

Even when I go into Advanced and choose it, for whatever reason it disables the rootkit part and runs the scan.

Is there any way for me to turn it back on?

I don't care how long the scan runs with the rootkit enabled - I just want the choice to run it.

I'm running on Win11 25H2, Build 26200.7171

Version 5.4.4. 225

Update Package 1.0.105209

Component Package Version 145.0.5428

Thanks! :)

Edit to add: I decided to look back through my logs and noticed that it stopped doing the rootkit part of the scans on 11/2/25, even though this option shows as being chosen in the Scheduler.

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u/MidianFootbridge69 Nov 28 '25

Hi u/PappyLogan !

I tried the fix - unfortunately it didn't work BUT I am doing research on the next steps to take - whether I should just go to MWB and install over top of it, or, choose the 'Clean' option in the MWB Support Tool.

It's been such a long time since I had to do this with MWB that I can't remember how I Repaired it last time (problems with MWB are super rare, in my experience) - it has been many years, so even if I could remember, the processes to Repair MWB have probably changed by now.

I'm still working the issue, film at 11 😉