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ROOTKIT SCAN enabled in my settings. After a scan - the report lists ROOTKIT SCAN DISABLED. Something wrong here. How do I get Malwarebytes to do a routine rootkit scan?

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[exile360]

Hello again

It depends on the type of scan, however if you're referring to a Threat scan executed manually (either by clicking the Scan Now button on the Dashboard tab or by selecting the first/default option in the Scan tab) then you simply need to enable the Scan for rootkits option under Settings>Protection in the Scan Options section as illustrated below:

If the scan being performed is a Custom scan then you need to enable the following option when configuring it:

Now, with all of that said, if the scan you are performing is a manual scan initiated via the right-click context menu in Windows Explorer by right-clicking on a file, folder or drive then there is no way to have rootkit scanning active for those types of scans as they are just flat file scans and do not perform the same advanced scan techniques used for the standard scan types (like the Threat scan) as the rootkit scan engine is very specific in the locations that it checks (such as the drivers directory, system folders and boot files/MBR/VBR etc.).

EDIT: I just realized that you were most likely still referring to the scheduled scan that you mentioned in your previous thread (which I responded to previously, which is why I didn't mention scheduled scanning in this thread as I thought you were referring to a different scan type as I saw that the other thread was resolved).  Oh well, it's good info nonetheless, so I'll leave it here in case you or anyone else is curious about how these other scan options and functions work.

Edited March 9, 2019 by exile360