Help Is Rootkhp download Infected?

[El Conjunto]

I downloaded the latest version of Rootkhp (2.1) from their site: https://rootkhpdownload.com/. After unzipping and trying to run the exe my Norton Security stopped and removed a trojan virus. Is this something to be concerned with or should I allow it to install?

 

[Brian706]

After a quick Google search, I dunno if I'd trust this or use this on my device.

What device are you trying to root? Perhaps there is a better method?

 

[mikedt]

Is some Chinese so-called "one-click" vulnerability exploit rooting tool? Never heard of this particular one, but given what these things are sometimes like, it could very well contain undesirable malware, adware and/or spyware. What exact "trojan virus" did Norton flag is as?

What phone are you actually trying to root? Maybe there's a more proven and documented rooting method for it? Or on the other hand things like this might irreparably damage or completely brick some devices.

 

[Brian706]

There's an old thread about it here: https://androidforums.com/threads/program-rootkhp-for-root.1032614/

One of the forum moderatoem seemed skeptical too in post number 2.

Scam advisor also gave their site a 0% safe rating.
https://www.scamadviser.com/is-rootkhp.pro-a-fake-site.html

 

[El Conjunto]

I am trying to find a working root for my Kyocera Duraforce Pro with Nougat 7.1.2

 

[mikedt]

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I am trying to find a working root for my Kyocera Duraforce Pro with Nougat 7.1.2

Seems to be people wanting to root this phone, but can't find any definitive information for safe root methods. Given it's a recent 7.x Nougat device with a locked boot-loader, gaining root maybe currently impossible I think.

 

[El Conjunto]

When I hold the Power and Vol buttons down it will go to the boot loader menu and I see a little 0 on the top left of the screen. It is a factory unlocked for GSM model. Do you think its rootable?

 

[mikedt]

When I hold the Power and Vol buttons down it will go to the boot loader menu and I see a little 0 on the top left of the screen. It is a factory unlocked for GSM model. Do you think its rootable?

I did have a look on XDA Devs, seems quite a few users enquiring about rooting this phone, but other than that, not a lot. Also with Android 6.x, 7.x, or later, so called "one-click" vulnerability exploit roots, such as this Rootkhp basically don't work. So quite frankly at this moment in time I don't think that this Kyocera phone is rootable.

 

[El Conjunto]

I found this article https://www.androidinfotech.com/2016/12/root-kyocera-duraforce-pro-marshmallow-twrp.html ). If I am able to get into the boot loader menu would installing TWRP and Super SU work?

 

[mikedt]

Be aware that root procedure is for 6.0 Marshmallow phones, yours has got 7.1.2 Nougat, which I presume was an update. So I think it's...Good luck!...Here be dragons!

 

[El Conjunto]

Do you think that the Marshmallow procedure in that article was safe? If yes is there a way to rollback to 6.0?

 

[El Presidente]

I wouldn't trust those procedures at all tbh.

I'd stick to legitimate sites like here, xda or Android Central etc for rooting info.

Kyocera devices are pretty locked down iirc so you're most likely out of luck.

 

[El Conjunto]

Thanks. If you should ever hear of something please let me know.

 

[El Presidente]

No problem, sorry we can't be of more help at the moment.