What is a rootkit and how to remove them.
Rootkits are becoming more and more common these days. For all of you who don’t know what they are I’ll try to explain it in simple terms.
What is a rootkit?
A Rootkit is a malicious program that is completely hidden from traditional anti-virus and anti-spyware technology. The rootkit usually resides on your pc as a driver (.sys) and is not visible (even if you unhide hidden files). Rootkits give a hacker/intruder administrative access to your pc (allows them to do whatever they want) and usually are pre-programed to constantly load malware or rogue antivirus (for which they get paid per install). Rootkits may also log keystrokes and upload that data to remote servers.
How can rootkits be removed?
The best free rootkit removal I have seen so far is called Gmer. This free rootkit removal tool is available here. Another way to kill a rootkit is by using a bootable cd with anti-malware (such as ubcd4win). When booted to a BARTPE windows environment rootkits are helpless and easily deleted.
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