RootKit Revealer Review @ MSFN

Vikingod · Dec 5, 2005, 04:31 PM

In the ever changing world of computing, new threats are emerging from the darkness to invade our computers. Firstly there was the virus, followed by spyware and now rootkits. The first two threats although still widely catchable on the Internet, can be mitigated by the use of anti-virus software and anti-spyware software. The third threat is a more cunning and a potentially more dangerous one, and as yet there is no software that can remove rootkits upon detection. Luckily for us there is software out there that will allow us to at least detect a rootkit on a system. Rootkit Revealer from Sysinternals For further information on Rootkits a quick trip over to Wikipedia.org should cover the basics. The threat of rootkits has reciently been brought to the fore courtesy of SonyBMG and their DRM rootkit
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Download: Rootkit Revealer 1.56 (Direct Download)

Dec 5, 2005, 04:31 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	RootKit Revealer Review @ MSFN In the ever changing world of computing, new threats are emerging from the darkness to invade our computers. Firstly there was the virus, followed by spyware and now rootkits. The first two threats although still widely catchable on the Internet, can be mitigated by the use of anti-virus software and anti-spyware software. The third threat is a more cunning and a potentially more dangerous one, and as yet there is no software that can remove rootkits upon detection. Luckily for us there is software out there that will allow us to at least detect a rootkit on a system. Rootkit Revealer from Sysinternals For further information on Rootkits a quick trip over to Wikipedia.org should cover the basics. The threat of rootkits has reciently been brought to the fore courtesy of SonyBMG and their DRM rootkit __________ Read More / Source: MSFN Download: Rootkit Revealer 1.56 (Direct Download)