Overview:
DoesNotBelong is a lightweight and specialized program for additional system scanning that compliments the main antivirus. It helps to identify threats not detected by the main antivirus and may be useful if you suspect an infection despite a “clean” scan result from other scanners.
The name, DoesNotBelong, comes from its ability to find and remove files in locations where files do not belong. For example, we wouldn’t expect to find executable files in the ‘My Pictures’ folder.
How to run a scan on your computer:
- Download DoesNotBelong.exe to your Desktop.
- Right-mouse click the saved file and select ‘Run as administrator’ to begin the scan.
- It is recommended to temporarily disable your antivirus software so it does not interfere with the scanner. Watch this video if you’d like to understand more of why sometimes antivirus detects unknown, new, or rarely downloaded software.
- Review the report which is created when the scan is complete. The log file can be found on your desktop or at C: That’s it! The tool removes itself after execution, which is also part of maintaining a clean PC so you don’t have to waste time trying to uninstalling or deleting it afterwards
- Screenshots and video demonstrations available:
Scanning Features:
- Creates system restore point
- Policies and other hijacks scan
- Processes closed (non-essential ones)
- Registry scan
- Task Scheduler scan
- Files and Folders scan
- Cache cleaning
- BitsTransfer Job cleaning
- Temporary internet file cleaning
- Lists any exclusions set for Windows Defender
- Internet browser scanning. Multiple browsers are supported.
- Attempts to repair system services if they were also hijacked by an infection [1]
- Lists information about programs that have crashed on the system
- Event Viewer Logs cleaning
- Lists other anti-malware logs and quarantine contents found on the system
Additional Information:
- It is a portable program (does not get installed)
- A log file is created at C: and the Desktop after it runs so you can review the results: DoesNotBelong_[date]_[time].txt
- Both 32-bit and 64-bit of Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and 11 are supported.
- The tool can also be run from Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking.
- Multiple languages are supported: English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch (Thanks to Maxstar), French, German (Thanks to MKDB), Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish (Thanks to Picasso), Portuguese, Russian (Thanks to Dragokas), Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.
If you tool helped you out and you wanted to make a small contribution to support its ongoing development, our support links page is here.
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