Trellix Stinger
(Formerly McAfee Stinger) Trellix Stinger utilizes next-generation scan technology, including rootkit scanning, and scan performance optimizations.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
Features
- Ad-free
- Portable
- Dark Mode
- Malware Analysis
Tags
- remove-fake-alert
Trellix Stinger News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
ALTERRA added Trellix Stinger as alternative to Emsisoft Emergency Kit- reviewed Trellix Stinger
installs McAfee without your confirmation. the company Trellix IS McAfee (see wikipedia). after McAfee is installed it runs nonstop in Windows processes not letting you to disable or uninstall it (there is no uninstall with Stinger, it is a portable program). McAfee cannot be uninstalled or stopped in Safe Mode, its autoruns are permanent, its data in Common Files is protected by Windows not letting user to even get permission to uninstall them. and funny enough even McAfee's own uninstall...
ralaud added Trellix Stinger as alternative to LoveLaceAV- POX added Trellix Stinger as alternative to Kapitano
Trellix Stinger information
What is Trellix Stinger?
Trellix Stinger utilizes next-generation scan technology, including rootkit scanning, and scan performance optimizations. It detects and removes threats identified under the "Threat List" option under Advanced menu options in the Stinger application. Stinger now detects and removes GameOver Zeus and CryptoLocker.
To use Trellix Stinger:
Download the latest version of Stinger. When prompted, choose to save the file to a convenient location on your hard disk, such as your Desktop folder. When the download is complete, navigate to the folder that contains the downloaded Stinger file, and run it. The Stinger interface will be displayed. By default, Stinger scans for running processes, loaded modules, registry, WMI and directory locations known to be used by malware on a machine to keep scan times minimal. If necessary, click the "Customize my scan" link to add additional drives/directories to your scan. Stinger has the capability to scan targets of Rootkits, which is not enabled by default. Click the Scan button to begin scanning the specified drives/directories. By default, Stinger will repair any infected files it finds. Stinger leverages GTI File Reputation and runs network heuristics at Medium level by default. If you select "High" or "Very High," Trellix Labs recommends that you set the "On threat detection" action to "Report" only for the first scan.




Comments and Reviews
claims to find zero-day threats
installs McAfee without your confirmation. the company Trellix IS McAfee (see wikipedia). after McAfee is installed it runs nonstop in Windows processes not letting you to disable or uninstall it (there is no uninstall with Stinger, it is a portable program). McAfee cannot be uninstalled or stopped in Safe Mode, its autoruns are permanent, its data in Common Files is protected by Windows not letting user to even get permission to uninstall them. and funny enough even McAfee's own uninstall utility - McAfee Removal Tool - cannot remove it because Stinger again is a portable software. in this situation you have fours options: 1) use Restore Point, 2) kill McAfee from bootCD, 3) actually install McAfee's full suite and hope that now Removal Tool will work, 4) or use specialized tools like TRON, https://www.reddit.com/r/TronScript/comments/1hxpp3d/tron_v1208_20250109_disable_windows_recall . that's horrible! worse than actual malware!