aswMBR
- Reviews
- 4 / 23
- Downloads
- 14,780
- Archived
- Sep 26, 2026
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Archived on September 26, 2026. aswMBR is no longer offered by its publisher.
Description
aswMBR (also known as Avast Anti-Rootkit) is a free rootkit scanner designed to detect MBR/VBR/SRV rootkits (for example: ZeroAccess, MBRroot/Sinowal, Whistler, Cidox, TDL4/3/Alureon, Pihar etc.)
The most powerful "feature" of this tool is the ability to write a new Master Boot Record. Most modern rootkits will alter/replace the existing Master Boot Record. "FixMBR" button will remove the suspected/infected Master Boot Record and write a new one.
If you suspect a rootkit infection you should save the log and send/post it to a malware forum or to a security professional.
