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Free Rootkit Sniffer
Name: IronMan Date: August 24, 2006 at 22:46:24 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: P4 - 512mb Product: Data General
Comment:
Another handy tool for your security toolbox. Sophos has posted a free-of-charge rootkit detector that Windows users can run to sniff out software designed to pull an invisibility cloak over malware.
The link below will take you to the recent article in InformationWeek, which contains the link to the download site. The utility is easy to use (by default it installs in C:\SOPHTEMP). It's recommended that you read the included PDF.
Summary: Its in Beta stage at the moment so its free until july 1st. Find any nasty rootkits that a traditional A-V cant find. http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/ Good Luck ...
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