On-demand malware scanners/removers have become an integral part of our overall security strategy these days with most users utilizing at least one of these programs to help maintain a clean machine. Antivirus software is never 100% foolproof and these types of second opinion scanners can […]
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Well respected security company ESET has recently released a a new security tool for OS X specifically designed to help with the detection and removal of rootkits. According to Pierre-Marc Bureau, Security Intelligence Program Manager at ESET: ESET Rootkit Detector is a simple and effective
Malware removal tools, or scanner/removers, have become an almost integral part of a home user’s security arsenal and we are fortunate that there are several very good freeware offerings to choose from. For some time I, among many others, have been recommending Malwarebytes Anti-Malware as
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“A rootkit is a stealthy type of software, designed to hide the existence of certain processes or programs from normal methods of detection and enable continued privileged access to a computer.” <ex Wikipedia> Rootkits can be very difficult to identify and eradicate, and represent one
