If there was ever an anti-spyware area where I wish Microsoft would protect
me, it would be keeping rootkits off my computer. I use Zone Alarm's
Security Suite plus a number of free anti-spyware tools, The Microsoft
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool and Defender as my main line of
defense. My Zone Alarm anti-spyware defense includes some Kaspersky rootkit
scanning. What does Microsoft recommend on rootkits? Do any of you run
Icesword or Gmer? What does Microsoft recommend to prevent global hooking?
Stuart-(Surfing at times where I shouldn't)//

you can pick up a good antiroot software at
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-rootkit/

AVG free antirootkit

robin
"Stuart" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> If there was ever an anti-spyware area where I wish Microsoft would
> protect me, it would be keeping rootkits off my computer. I use Zone
> Alarm's Security Suite plus a number of free anti-spyware tools, The
> Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool and Defender as my main
> line of defense. My Zone Alarm anti-spyware defense includes some
> Kaspersky rootkit scanning. What does Microsoft recommend on rootkits? Do
> any of you run Icesword or Gmer? What does Microsoft recommend to prevent
> global hooking?
> Stuart-(Surfing at times where I shouldn't)//
>

A number of rootkit families are targetted by the Malicious Software Removal
Tool, which is cumulative, and revised monthly, and normally runs as a part
of Microsoft's security patches on the second Tuesday of each month.

This is definitely high on the list of things that Microsoft would like to
protect you against, and their antivirus products are also updated regularly
as new threats of this kind arise.

"Stuart" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ug%239O%(E-Mail Removed)...
> If there was ever an anti-spyware area where I wish Microsoft would
> protect me, it would be keeping rootkits off my computer. I use Zone
> Alarm's Security Suite plus a number of free anti-spyware tools, The
> Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool and Defender as my main
> line of defense. My Zone Alarm anti-spyware defense includes some
> Kaspersky rootkit scanning. What does Microsoft recommend on rootkits? Do
> any of you run Icesword or Gmer? What does Microsoft recommend to prevent
> global hooking?
> Stuart-(Surfing at times where I shouldn't)//
>

GMER is a good tool and is the only one I know of that can detect the new MBR
rootkit. There's a thread about GMER and MBR rootkit problems at CastleCops:
http://www.castlecops.com/t212084-St...R_rootkit.html

Doesn't Zone Alarm Internet Security provide any protections against
hooking?

--
Regards,

Paul B. aka "OldRebel"


"Stuart" wrote:

> If there was ever an anti-spyware area where I wish Microsoft would protect
> me, it would be keeping rootkits off my computer. I use Zone Alarm's
> Security Suite plus a number of free anti-spyware tools, The Microsoft
> Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool and Defender as my main line of
> defense. My Zone Alarm anti-spyware defense includes some Kaspersky rootkit
> scanning. What does Microsoft recommend on rootkits? Do any of you run
> Icesword or Gmer? What does Microsoft recommend to prevent global hooking?
> Stuart-(Surfing at times where I shouldn't)//
>
>
>

"OldRebel2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> GMER is a good tool and is the only one I know of that can detect the new
> MBR
> rootkit.
> Doesn't Zone Alarm Internet Security provide any protections against
> hooking?
Not that I am aware of, but maybe....

GMER will be on my machine in an hour or two. It looked good on my first
quick review. Thanks.
Stuart//