Re: hacktool.rootkit

From: Jeremy Pollard (jeremy.pollard_at_uwe.ac.uk)
Date: 10/22/05 

Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 12:12:47 GMT

Standard antivirus software packages such as Norton and McAfee are
unable to find many types of rootkit, because of the way rootkits work.

Rootkit revealer works differently to these antivirus packages and is
much more likely to find this type of malware. Its freeware and is one
of the only tools that can detect the types of rootkits which standard
antivirus software cannot.

It may be worth running rootkit revealer, just to check whether your
antivirus software has missed anything. Here's the link:

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/RootkitRevealer.html

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Backdoor.HackDefender
    ... as you have no way of knowing what has been done to your computer by the ... tools delivered with this rootkit. ... Getting the latest System Updates ... Update your Antivirus software ...
    (microsoft.public.security.virus)
  • Re: Ran Windows Update today and after it finished got a virus from it
    ... > Reboot tapping F8 each second. ... > If you disable Windows during the repair, even an infected Restore Point may ... Standard antivirus software packages such as Norton and McAfee are ... unable to find many types of rootkit, because of the way rootkits work. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • Re: hacktool.rootkit
    ... > Standard antivirus software packages such as Norton and McAfee are ... > unable to find many types of rootkit, because of the way rootkits work. ... > Rootkit revealer works differently to these antivirus packages and is ...
    (microsoft.public.security.virus)
  • Re: Ctrl Alt Delete
    ... troubkeshooting with rootkit, but as the name says Rootkit revealer. ... (sorry nass,, its just that i saw so many people jumping up and down, all bombed outta their ... asking for trouble, i dont even mess in there myself, because i know i am not savvy enough to do so ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: sneaky trojan startup process
    ... The new one I found is "gmer". ... Havn't been rooted since so I don't know if it can see a rootkit, ... There's only 2 reviews. ... Rootkit revealer has the perfect name, it basically reveals if you have ...
    (alt.machines.cnc)