Sophos offers free rootkit detection and removal tool.Sophos announced the availability of a new free-of-charge, standalone tool offering comprehensive rootkit detection and removal capabilities. Sophos Anti-Rootkit complements Sophos Anti-Virus Sophos Anti-Virus is an anti-virus, anti-spyware and HIPS software program by Sophos plc, which is aimed primarily at corporate environments. Centralised management is performed via Sophos Enterprise Console. It is believed to be the Anti-Virus used by Gmail[1]. 6.0 and other vendors' anti-virus solutions by providing an additional layer of protection for the Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . Unlike other tools available, Sophos Anti-Rootkit warns if removal of a particular rootkit will impact upon the efficiency or integrity of the infected PC's operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . A recent web poll of 335 business users, conducted by Sophos, found that 55 percent of respondents worry that a rootkit might infect their computers. A surprising 37 percent admitted to not knowing what a rootkit was. Survey results Do you worry about rootkits infecting your company's computers? Yes 55%--No 8%--I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what a rootkit is 37% Rootkits are software frequently used by third parties--usually a hacker--to hide other software and processes using advanced stealth techniques. Malicious code, such as spyware and keyloggers, can be invisibly cloaked from detection by conventional security products or the operating system making them hard to detect. Hackers use rootkit technology to maintain access to a compromised computer A computer that has a virus, Trojan or other malevolent program. See botnet. without the user's knowledge. "Rootkits are being increasingly used by hackers to hide a variety of criminal activities, including spyware designed to steal usernames and passwords, denial-of-service attacks "DoS" redirects here. For other uses, see DOS (disambiguation). A denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. , and spam campaigns. This research shows that many companies are concerned about this threat entering their corporate network," said Phil Wood, product manager at Sophos. www.sophos.com |
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