Malware fix in normal or safe mode to diagnose malware issues.
Farbar Recovery Scan Tool is a free and portable application that was designed to identify and diagnose issues on a PC caused by malware damage.
As a tool that was designed to run on Windows in normal mode or in safe mode, the application will scan the system and provide you with details about installed applications, restore points, tasks, accounts, system errors and drives.
The interface of Farbar Recovery Scan Tool is basic and includes a whitelist and some optional scans that the program can perform. You can scan the entire system, search through files, search registry and finally fix damage. You can perform searches with a keyword.
In conclusion, Farbar Recovery Scan Tool is certainly a useful tool to have after any type of malware or virus damage to a Windows PC.
Compatibility and License
FRST is provided under a freeware license on Windows from antivirus with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 22.8.2024.0 is the latest version last time we checked.
Farbar accepts donations for the continued development of this free software.
What version of Windows can FRST run on?
FRST can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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