AVG Anti-rootkit

[W1nTry]

VG gives away free anti rootkit

Horrid burrowing code from hell

By INQUIRER staff: Tuesday 10 April 2007, 14:19

ANTI VIRUS firm AVG said it has introduced a free anti-rootkit piece of software.

Rootkits burrow around and lurk in applications or the kernel of an operating system. They can do nasty nasty things like collect passwords from PCs without you knowing.

AVG reckons they're now more dangerous than the usual malware because AV software can't always detect them.

It's completed a six month beta test and will make the software available for free on its web site

You can get it here

Oh and while you're at it, check out their Anti-spyware and Anti-virus one time. All free (at least mostly). Anti-spyware becomes less functional after 30 days... exactly what that means... i'm not sure atm.

[disciple]

this used to be ewido spyware scanner, not so?


used it a couple times.. was mellow..

i guess it stops automatically updating , after the 30 days? meh..

[roodie]

AVG works really great, but like any other AV/AS software you kinda need to update it in order for it to be effective.