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Six Rootkit Detectors To Protect Your PC

Posted by samzenpus on from the rate-them dept.

An anonymous reader writes "InformationWeek has a review of 6 rootkit detectors.This issue became big last year when Sony released some music CDs which came with a rootkit that silently burrowed into PCs. This review looks at how you can block rootkits and protect your machine using F-Secure Backlight, IceSword, RKDetector, RootkitBuster, RootkitRevealer, and Rookit Unhooker."

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  1. how to secure your computer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Step 1: go to www.ubuntu.com


    Step 2: click on download


    Step 3: ??


    Step 4: burn iso with cd burnder of choice


    Don't need to wory about rootkit anymore.

  2. Rootkit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is one of the reasons why I paid the so-called "Apple Tax." I was a lifelong Microsoft user from the DOS days. It's great not having to waste time thinking about this shit.