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AVG
May 15, 2007 8:54:54 GMT -8
Post by HaKKa_Few on May 15, 2007 8:54:54 GMT -8
Just letting you know that AVG is offering a free Root-kit scanner. (just remember, ALL root-kit detection software does not detect 100% of the time no matter what they vendor claims) ![:-X](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/lipssealed.png)
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AVG
May 16, 2007 19:27:26 GMT -8
Post by Spaceherpy_Few on May 16, 2007 19:27:26 GMT -8
what is a root kit?
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AVG
May 16, 2007 22:29:27 GMT -8
Post by HaKKa_Few on May 16, 2007 22:29:27 GMT -8
Pulled from: ![](http://www.windowsitpro.com/images/winitpro_logo_home_alt10.gif) A rootkit is a term used to describe mechanisms that allow malware such as viruses and spyware to hide their existence from tools that are designed to eradicate them. Rootkits commonly open back doors to systems so that malicious intruders can access the system with administrative credentials or intruders use them on the machine to maintain their access. See www.rootkit.com/ for more information about rootkits. There are various types of root kits. There are persistent rootkits, which place commands in the registry or file system so that the rootkit executes at each machine startup, or memory-resident rootkits, which don't survive a reboot. Rootkits can run in either the user-mode or kernel-mode space. Most rootkits run in the user-mode space but with administrative permissions. The user-mode rootkit conceals itself by intercepting calls to API's that might list processes or query the file system, then it filters the returned results to remove any entry that would identify the existence of the rootkit. These rootkits can hide from any user-mode tool but not from a tool running in kernel mode. Kernel-mode rootkits run as part of the OS, which is difficult and will often crash the entire OS and is typically how they're detected. When a machine starts crashing frequently, it often has some kind of kernel-mode rootkit running. There's a great utility, called RootkitRevealer, which you can download at www.sysinternals.com/utilities/rootkitrevealer.html . The tool scans a system and highlights any abnormalities that might indicate the presence of a rootkit.
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AVG
May 17, 2007 12:09:54 GMT -8
Post by Mepps_Few on May 17, 2007 12:09:54 GMT -8
HaKKa Rocks!
Remind me to buy you a beer (or twelve)!
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AVG
May 17, 2007 13:26:21 GMT -8
Post by KAZ_Few on May 17, 2007 13:26:21 GMT -8
hhmmmm i thought it was the thing that @1's mom uses to keep herself looking blonde and beautiful ?
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AVG
May 17, 2007 22:38:32 GMT -8
Post by HaKKa_Few on May 17, 2007 22:38:32 GMT -8
yup it's for that too ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png)
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AVG
May 21, 2007 11:11:32 GMT -8
Post by Humpa_Few on May 21, 2007 11:11:32 GMT -8
back in the day when I was a exotic dancer my stage name was Kernal Root Kit
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AVG
May 25, 2007 2:56:18 GMT -8
Post by Synthetic on May 25, 2007 2:56:18 GMT -8
I just recently switched from AVG to NOD32
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AVG
May 25, 2007 9:24:57 GMT -8
Post by Mepps_Few on May 25, 2007 9:24:57 GMT -8
I just recently switched from AVG to NOD32 And.......?
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AVG
May 25, 2007 12:42:53 GMT -8
Post by Synthetic on May 25, 2007 12:42:53 GMT -8
Annnddd.....I infected @1's moms' Titties?
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AVG
May 25, 2007 16:48:51 GMT -8
Post by Mepps_Few on May 25, 2007 16:48:51 GMT -8
Hehe! Nasty!
Don't tell KAZ and let's just see what happens!
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AVG
May 26, 2007 12:22:18 GMT -8
Post by acow on May 26, 2007 12:22:18 GMT -8
Avast! :bowdown:
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