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s. It runs on Microsoft Windows and has support for Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10. With version 2.0.18327 full support for Windows x64 is added. At the time of first release in 2004 it introduced innovative rootkit detection techniques and quickly gained popularity for its effectiveness. It was incorporated into a few antivirus tools including

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and SDFix. For several months in 2006 and 2007, the tool's website was the target of heavy

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attacks attempting to block its downloads.

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* Spyware removal Windows security software Antivirus software Rootkit detection software {{malware-stub