Description
The machine is already misbehaving — a popup that will not close, a changed browser home page, the installed antivirus refusing to open — and that is exactly when installing a new resident security suite fails, because the malware blocked it first. Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool exists for that situation: an on-demand scanner that installs no resident protection, does not fight the security software already present, and just runs once when you download it.
It looks beyond files on disk. Running processes in memory, startup objects and boot sectors — the places malware actually hides — are in scope, and you can point it at one drive or one folder instead of waiting out a full scan to check a single suspicious file. Kaspersky's engine, free.
On demand, nothing resident: no real-time component, no startup entry, deletable when finished — built for the single run you make when something feels wrong.
Memory and startup coverage: alongside disk files it scans live processes, startup objects and boot sectors, which a plain file scan tends to miss.
Several scan depths: a quick pass over high-risk locations, a full scan across everything, or a scan limited to the folder or removable drive you nominate.
Coexists with installed protection: designed not to compete for drivers and hooks with the security product already on the machine, so it works as a second opinion without uninstalling anything first.
Reversible cleanup: removed objects go to quarantine, so a false positive can be put back rather than being gone.
Free: no charge for personal use and no account or subscription needed.
It looks beyond files on disk. Running processes in memory, startup objects and boot sectors — the places malware actually hides — are in scope, and you can point it at one drive or one folder instead of waiting out a full scan to check a single suspicious file. Kaspersky's engine, free.
Features
On demand, nothing resident: no real-time component, no startup entry, deletable when finished — built for the single run you make when something feels wrong.
Memory and startup coverage: alongside disk files it scans live processes, startup objects and boot sectors, which a plain file scan tends to miss.
Several scan depths: a quick pass over high-risk locations, a full scan across everything, or a scan limited to the folder or removable drive you nominate.
Coexists with installed protection: designed not to compete for drivers and hooks with the security product already on the machine, so it works as a second opinion without uninstalling anything first.
Reversible cleanup: removed objects go to quarantine, so a false positive can be put back rather than being gone.
Free: no charge for personal use and no account or subscription needed.
