Hi, newbie here. I apologize if this question has already been answered here in the forum.

When I run TDSSKiller, Win Defender tells "For security reasons, the administrator does not allow you to access the content from C:\Windows\System32\drivers\[numbers].sys." Defender's options are OK or UNLOCK. (Please note that if I do NOT choose anything, TDSSKiller still opens and runs a scan.)

What should I do? Thanks in advance.

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I would stop using it, as it seems has not been updated for around 2 years, and probably has been deprecated.

I see. So what could I use for rootkit/bootkit removal?

(BTW, also the free Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool is deprecated??)

10 minutes ago, adrjork said:

(BTW, also the free Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool is deprecated??)

I don't think so...

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Thanks both for Your kind replies.

On 9/30/2023 at 5:57 PM, harlan4096 said:

I don't think so...

Mmm... Unfortunately, Defender blocked ALSO Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Home (KART). Defender tells: "For security reasons, the administrator does not allow you to access the content from C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Home 6.4\kl_service.exe". Defender's options are OK or UNLOCK. Is that regular? What should I do? Should I create an exception in Defender?