We all scan for virus, block spam emails, put locks on the doors and shred papers. But, who among you is scanning for rootkits? This is a problem that is rapidly outstripping virus outbreaks as the number one problem. There are handy free one off tools to look for them such as Root Kit Revealer over on Sysinternals. As well there is the Blacklight product from F-Secure. Jon Ostik has a brief write up about this on CNet. So these are just a couple of tools. What are people out there using?
Tags: Rootkits, Malware, SANS, Trojans, Spyware, Worms, Viruses
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