Can bitdefender detect Rootkits?

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  • Flexx
    Flexx DEFENDER OF THE YEAR 2023 / DEFENDER OF THE MONTH ✭✭✭✭✭ mod
    edited May 11

    Yes, it does. Quick scan and custom scans do not search for rootkits, while a full scan does. Below are a few VirusTotal links for rootkits detected by Bitdefender on both Linux and Windows:

    https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/53114a905b5b683bf19e39f54594dd7b01aca6f9db61e1622f3740c8ad1d5668/detection

    https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/76499616d30831abd5534d1ada71b8e272918641bf2fea08dd3d6ecf62ea6e1c/detection

    https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/05b146a48a69dd62a02759487e769bd30d39f16374bc76c86453b4ae59e7ffa4/detection

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