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TDSSKiller is a utility that was created in order to provide you with a simple means of disinfecting any system that suffers from an infection from the malware family Rootkit.Win32.TDSS. A rootkit is a program or a set of programs designed to obscure the fact that a system has been compromised. TDSSKiller allows users to broaden or restrict the scan, depending on their choices. For instance, if users suspect that the rootkit is hidden within the drivers on their computer, they can set TDSSKiller to scan the driver digital signatures as well.

For Windows operating systems, the term rootkit stands for a program that infiltrates the system and hooks system functions (Windows API). By hooking and modifying low-level API functions, such malware can effectively hide its presence in a system. Moreover, rootkits as a rule are able to conceal in the system any processes, folders and files on a disk as well as registry keys described in its configuration. Many rootkits install own drivers and services (hidden as well) into the system.