Do you guys use an anti-rootkit program along with other security programs like spybot, adaware and anti-virus/firewall? or do you find that these programs detect/remove/prevent root kits?

thanks

i dont run an anti rootkit in real time but from time to time i run either sysinternals rootkit revealer or the suprisingly good panda anti-rootkit

Thanks for the reply eyeball. Is everyone else in agreement?

AVG also has an Anti-Rootkit available. Personally SysInternals is great for looking "under the hood".

sysinternals rootkit reaveler

avg anti rootkit

gmer

darkspy

icesword

(in that order)

and also

snoop free (for blocking key reading)

I've not used panda anti rootkit, but i look in to that now

This is an old thread, but are these programs still good? & does any one have any new suggestions? Thanks!

AVG also has an Anti-Rootkit available. Personally SysInternals is great for looking "under the hood".

The AVG anti-rootkit has been folded into their paid anti-virus product, and consequently, any updates to it have been done there..

Edited November 18, 200916 yr by Glenn9999

GMER is still under development as far as I know, as are Trend's Rootkit Buster and F-Secure's Blacklight. The last two are probably the n00b-friendlier choices.

AVG also has an Anti-Rootkit available. Personally SysInternals is great for looking "under the hood".

The AVG anti-rootkit has been folded into their paid anti-virus product, and consequently, any updates to it have been done there..

Yes it has, but when I made the post originally it was a free, separate download. Check out the date of the post you quoted.