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SysInternals Releases RootkitRevealer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the have-you-been-pwn3d-lately dept.

Brian writes "In the wake of news that Microsoft is developing prototype software to detect rootkits, SysInternals has released a free rootkit detection tool named RootkitRevealer for all Windows systems NT4+. RootkitRevealer works by "comparing the results of a system scan at the highest level with that at the lowest level," and detects every known rootkit at rootkit.com. They also report that it is impossible to know for sure that a given system is clean from within it, but that defeating their tool would require a level of sophistication not yet seen. You can download RootkitRevealer."

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  1. Better solution. by jcr · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If you must run MS-windows, run it under VM ware on Linux. If you detect an infection, throw away the infected image.

    -jcr

    --
    The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
  2. Re:somebody mod this mother fucker redundant by diegocgteleline.es · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    thank you for telling us what the fuck we already know....I can't believe you got modded +5 insightful for this, jackass...

    Bah, everybody also knows that I'm a jackass and you didn't get modded up. See the difference?