Sophos Anti-Rootkit

review from ClifNotes, Aug 2006, permalink

What's the big deal? Who cares if there are few files on my computer that I cannot see and that are doing things I have no control over?

In past issues, I've tried to describe to you what a rootkit is. If you do care about little things like your privacy and your pocket book, this little tool from Sophos will help bring you a little more security.

I tried it and I was truly impressed with how simple they made the interface and the scanning results. I think a five year old child could easily run this scan for me, except for one thing. They forgot to put a link to the program anywhere. So, after it installs, copy this path "C:\SOPHTEMP\sargui.exe" and hit your Start button, then choose Run. Now paste in the path and press enter.


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Quote from the website
Removing rootkits without compromising system integrity is particularly challenging and needs to be done with care. Our free software, Sophos Anti-Rootkit, finds and removes any rootkit that is hidden on your computer.
What is a rootkit?

The term rootkit is used to define a Trojan (or technology) used to hide the presence of a malicious object (process, file, registry key, network port) from the computer user or administrator.
Easily detect and remove rootkits

As part of its complete protection of endpoint computers, Sophos Anti-Virus detects rootkits and prevents them being installed on any of your desktops, laptops and servers.

Sophos Anti-Rootkit provides an extra layer of detection, by safely and reliably detecting and removing any rootkit that might already have secreted itself onto your system.
Simplified management

Using Sophos Anti-Rootkit is straightforward. Whether you use its simple graphical user interface or run it from the command line you can easily detect and eliminate any rootkits on your computer.
Stay free of rootkits

Our industry-leading anti-virus software, Sophos Anti-Virus, detects and blocks rootkits that attempt to infiltrate your network.

Find the Sophos Anti-Rootkit tool here!

Credit goes to Giorgos in Greece for bringing this program to my attention.

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