Just saw, that its not able to post into the Beta-Forum - so for me two questions appear:
-Is Betatesting also for the Antirootkit Standalone over?
-I got a link to download the version 0.9.7 - am i allowed to post it (because someone asked me)? (question to vlk!)
The standalone antirootkit tool will be released in a couple of weeks.
Thanks
Vlk
okay, thanks for your answer!
Sweet an anti rootkit program. ;D
So, what about the standalone antirootkit? I see no (pinned) topics about it being released, nor do I see any mention of it in the main website.
Questions: Is it out? Still in beta? If so, from where to download? 
I’m curious too…
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Is not anti-spyware and anti-rootkit already part of 4.7/4.8x?
Yes. I however choose to use actual AV from another vendor (oh the herecy!) and use various other tools to complement it. I was hoping for avast! ARK, as the info given months ago is that there was supposed to be a standalone tool.
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It would seem the standalone ARK is vaporware? Judging by the lack of any mention of it anywhere. Kinda shame actually, I never considered ALWIL as such a company … ah well
Well…you can leave whenever you want 
But I hope we get an standalone ARK soon! And I am sure it is well worth the waiting
Perhaps I am confused?
Avast Home Edition contains a Root kit scanner that it is run at every system startup (unless specifically disabled in the Program Settings Troubleshooting menu)
I have assumed that from time to time its detection signatures would be updated, possibly as part of the normal iAVS updates, or at least each time the program itself is updated.
So for present users of Avast, what would be the benefit of also having a free standing rootkit scanner?
Well I for one am not avast! user So for me and probably to others too it would be beneficial to have such a fine tool as it was (meaning the beta). And there was a beta for standalone version.
Use Google to find them and there is one from Microsoft’s Mark Russinovich
RootkitRevealer v1.71:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897445.aspx
Almost a year now. Any news?
And in response to others: yes, I am aware of other tools. However, only Panda and F-Secure stand in the same line as did the beta standalone tool when it comes to usability (aka “can I ask a mundane friend of mine to run it …”)
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Gladly, however:
The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you.
Ooops! Sorry about that.
However, I believe that since the antirootkit function has been absorbed into the main avast antivirus product the avast team is devoting its main efforts to the development of avast release 5 and that the standalone does not have a high priority.
That said, the beta can still be accessed here: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=33753.0
Thanks
Vlk