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Posted

Gurus,

 

I know Symantec offers RootKit detection tools, as does Panda Security,

F-Secure, to name a few. However, this is addressed to those of you in this

newsgroup, which of those do you prefer to use "out in the field"?

 

--

Spin

Guest Steve Riley [MSFT]
Posted

SETUP.EXE on the Windows installation DVD style_emoticons/

 

Seriously, I'd rather just wipe-and-rebuild than try to disinfect. How can

you know you're completely clean otherwise?

 

--

Steve Riley

steve.riley@microsoft.com

http://blogs.technet.com/steriley

http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com

 

 

 

"Spin" <Spin@invalid.com> wrote in message

news:6gp43oFgvp55U1@mid.individual.net...<span style="color:blue">

> Gurus,

>

> I know Symantec offers RootKit detection tools, as does Panda Security,

> F-Secure, to name a few. However, this is addressed to those of you in

> this newsgroup, which of those do you prefer to use "out in the field"?

>

> --

> Spin </span>

Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]
Posted

9 times out of 10, we end up ripping them out by the roots...or doing a

"wipe & reload."

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

Spin wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> I know Symantec offers RootKit detection tools, as does Panda Security,

> F-Secure, to name a few. However, this is addressed to those of you in

> this

> newsgroup, which of those do you prefer to use "out in the field"? </span>

Posted

Steve and Robear, I was wondering if that was as clean as a format and clean

install or is my wording just different and means the same thing. <?>

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> 9 times out of 10, we end up ripping them out by the roots...or doing a

> "wipe & reload."

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>

> Spin wrote:<span style="color:green">

> > I know Symantec offers RootKit detection tools, as does Panda Security,

> > F-Secure, to name a few. However, this is addressed to those of you in

> > this

> > newsgroup, which of those do you prefer to use "out in the field"? </span>

>

> </span>

Guest FromTheRafters
Posted

Wipe is "cleaner" than format, and reload is dependent on

exactly what is reloaded.

 

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:A0D7B739-8E6B-4389-B239-F3F35DECB4F1@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> Steve and Robear, I was wondering if that was as clean as a format and

> clean

> install or is my wording just different and means the same thing. <?>

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> 9 times out of 10, we end up ripping them out by the roots...or doing a

>> "wipe & reload."

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>

>> Spin wrote:<span style="color:darkred">

>> > I know Symantec offers RootKit detection tools, as does Panda Security,

>> > F-Secure, to name a few. However, this is addressed to those of you in

>> > this

>> > newsgroup, which of those do you prefer to use "out in the field"?</span>

>>

>> </span></span>

Posted

Thank you. For instance, a DOD wipe is done before a clean installation for

better safety and security. I would imagine, the only true safety on a drive

is to perform this and then totally annihilate the hard drive if it contains

classified and/or sensitive information.

 

"FromTheRafters" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Wipe is "cleaner" than format, and reload is dependent on

> exactly what is reloaded.

>

> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:A0D7B739-8E6B-4389-B239-F3F35DECB4F1@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green">

> > Steve and Robear, I was wondering if that was as clean as a format and

> > clean

> > install or is my wording just different and means the same thing. <?>

> >

> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> ><span style="color:darkred">

> >> 9 times out of 10, we end up ripping them out by the roots...or doing a

> >> "wipe & reload."

> >> --

> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

> >>

> >> Spin wrote:

> >> > I know Symantec offers RootKit detection tools, as does Panda Security,

> >> > F-Secure, to name a few. However, this is addressed to those of you in

> >> > this

> >> > newsgroup, which of those do you prefer to use "out in the field"?

> >>

> >> </span></span>

>

>

> </span>

Guest Steve Riley [MSFT]
Posted

A simple format and reinstall is sufficient to have a fresh clean copy of

the OS without malware.

 

Multi-pass wipes aren't necessary unless you want to ensure there's nothing

remaining when you sell or give away the drive.

 

--

Steve Riley

steve.riley@microsoft.com

http://blogs.technet.com/steriley

http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com

 

 

 

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:811439D9-10B5-43EE-9BEA-0DB3C1B8FA2B@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> Thank you. For instance, a DOD wipe is done before a clean installation

> for

> better safety and security. I would imagine, the only true safety on a

> drive

> is to perform this and then totally annihilate the hard drive if it

> contains

> classified and/or sensitive information.

>

> "FromTheRafters" wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> Wipe is "cleaner" than format, and reload is dependent on

>> exactly what is reloaded.

>>

>> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:A0D7B739-8E6B-4389-B239-F3F35DECB4F1@microsoft.com...<span style="color:darkred">

>> > Steve and Robear, I was wondering if that was as clean as a format and

>> > clean

>> > install or is my wording just different and means the same thing. <?>

>> >

>> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>> >

>> >> 9 times out of 10, we end up ripping them out by the roots...or doing

>> >> a

>> >> "wipe & reload."

>> >> --

>> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>> >>

>> >> Spin wrote:

>> >> > I know Symantec offers RootKit detection tools, as does Panda

>> >> > Security,

>> >> > F-Secure, to name a few. However, this is addressed to those of you

>> >> > in

>> >> > this

>> >> > newsgroup, which of those do you prefer to use "out in the field"?

>> >>

>> >></span>

>>

>>

>> </span></span>

Posted

Thanks for the reply, Steve.

 

"Steve Riley [MSFT]" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> A simple format and reinstall is sufficient to have a fresh clean copy of

> the OS without malware.

>

> Multi-pass wipes aren't necessary unless you want to ensure there's nothing

> remaining when you sell or give away the drive.

>

> --

> Steve Riley

> steve.riley@microsoft.com

> http://blogs.technet.com/steriley

> http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com

>

>

>

> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:811439D9-10B5-43EE-9BEA-0DB3C1B8FA2B@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green">

> > Thank you. For instance, a DOD wipe is done before a clean installation

> > for

> > better safety and security. I would imagine, the only true safety on a

> > drive

> > is to perform this and then totally annihilate the hard drive if it

> > contains

> > classified and/or sensitive information.

> >

> > "FromTheRafters" wrote:

> ><span style="color:darkred">

> >> Wipe is "cleaner" than format, and reload is dependent on

> >> exactly what is reloaded.

> >>

> >> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:A0D7B739-8E6B-4389-B239-F3F35DECB4F1@microsoft.com...

> >> > Steve and Robear, I was wondering if that was as clean as a format and

> >> > clean

> >> > install or is my wording just different and means the same thing. <?>

> >> >

> >> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> >> >

> >> >> 9 times out of 10, we end up ripping them out by the roots...or doing

> >> >> a

> >> >> "wipe & reload."

> >> >> --

> >> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> >> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> >> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> >> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

> >> >>

> >> >> Spin wrote:

> >> >> > I know Symantec offers RootKit detection tools, as does Panda

> >> >> > Security,

> >> >> > F-Secure, to name a few. However, this is addressed to those of you

> >> >> > in

> >> >> > this

> >> >> > newsgroup, which of those do you prefer to use "out in the field"?

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> </span></span></span>

Guest FromTheRafters
Posted

You only need DOD level overwrites if you intend to

erradicate most all probability that anyone can obtain

any valid data from the drive. Removing a early boot

axis rootkit doesn't require that much - a simple one

time pass of overwite will do. The difference between

a format and a simple wipe is just that a format won't

touch all of the boot areas on the disk.

 

To remove malicious data from a disk does not require

seven+ overwrites or halftracking. In fact wiping isn't

even really necessary as long as whatever you do does

also touch the areas involved in the boot axis.

 

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:811439D9-10B5-43EE-9BEA-0DB3C1B8FA2B@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> Thank you. For instance, a DOD wipe is done before a clean installation

> for

> better safety and security. I would imagine, the only true safety on a

> drive

> is to perform this and then totally annihilate the hard drive if it

> contains

> classified and/or sensitive information.

>

> "FromTheRafters" wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> Wipe is "cleaner" than format, and reload is dependent on

>> exactly what is reloaded.

>>

>> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:A0D7B739-8E6B-4389-B239-F3F35DECB4F1@microsoft.com...<span style="color:darkred">

>> > Steve and Robear, I was wondering if that was as clean as a format and

>> > clean

>> > install or is my wording just different and means the same thing. <?>

>> >

>> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>> >

>> >> 9 times out of 10, we end up ripping them out by the roots...or doing

>> >> a

>> >> "wipe & reload."

>> >> --

>> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>> >>

>> >> Spin wrote:

>> >> > I know Symantec offers RootKit detection tools, as does Panda

>> >> > Security,

>> >> > F-Secure, to name a few. However, this is addressed to those of you

>> >> > in

>> >> > this

>> >> > newsgroup, which of those do you prefer to use "out in the field"?

>> >>

>> >></span>

>>

>>

>> </span></span>

Guest FromTheRafters
Posted

If your OS has been severely compromised, you don't want to

use the copy of format.com that is on that machine to do the

format. In the old days, the "rootkit" was a collection of utilities

and tools that were modified from their original to something

perhaps nefarious. If someone had root access they could

replace the formatting tool with one that only appears to format

the drive. As long as the act of formatting and reinstalling touches

the boot axis areas of the disk then any trace of malware should

be overwritten or no longer linked to.

 

There is some malware (I forget the name(s)) that affect the boot

areas of the disk, and IIRC simple format won't affect that area.

You probably are just left with an unbootable drive unless the

area is repaired.

 

"Steve Riley [MSFT]" <steve.riley@microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:29FE1A85-1B8E-45DB-AFFD-D1638829676A@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

>A simple format and reinstall is sufficient to have a fresh clean copy of

>the OS without malware.

>

> Multi-pass wipes aren't necessary unless you want to ensure there's

> nothing remaining when you sell or give away the drive.

>

> --

> Steve Riley

> steve.riley@microsoft.com

> http://blogs.technet.com/steriley

> http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com

>

>

>

> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:811439D9-10B5-43EE-9BEA-0DB3C1B8FA2B@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green">

>> Thank you. For instance, a DOD wipe is done before a clean installation

>> for

>> better safety and security. I would imagine, the only true safety on a

>> drive

>> is to perform this and then totally annihilate the hard drive if it

>> contains

>> classified and/or sensitive information.

>>

>> "FromTheRafters" wrote:

>><span style="color:darkred">

>>> Wipe is "cleaner" than format, and reload is dependent on

>>> exactly what is reloaded.

>>>

>>> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>> news:A0D7B739-8E6B-4389-B239-F3F35DECB4F1@microsoft.com...

>>> > Steve and Robear, I was wondering if that was as clean as a format and

>>> > clean

>>> > install or is my wording just different and means the same thing. <?>

>>> >

>>> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>>> >

>>> >> 9 times out of 10, we end up ripping them out by the roots...or doing

>>> >> a

>>> >> "wipe & reload."

>>> >> --

>>> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>>> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>>> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>>> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>> >>

>>> >> Spin wrote:

>>> >> > I know Symantec offers RootKit detection tools, as does Panda

>>> >> > Security,

>>> >> > F-Secure, to name a few. However, this is addressed to those of

>>> >> > you in

>>> >> > this

>>> >> > newsgroup, which of those do you prefer to use "out in the field"?

>>> >>

>>> >>

>>>

>>>

>>> </span></span></span>

Posted

Thanks for your replies.

 

"FromTheRafters" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> You only need DOD level overwrites if you intend to

> erradicate most all probability that anyone can obtain

> any valid data from the drive. Removing a early boot

> axis rootkit doesn't require that much - a simple one

> time pass of overwite will do. The difference between

> a format and a simple wipe is just that a format won't

> touch all of the boot areas on the disk.

>

> To remove malicious data from a disk does not require

> seven+ overwrites or halftracking. In fact wiping isn't

> even really necessary as long as whatever you do does

> also touch the areas involved in the boot axis.

>

> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:811439D9-10B5-43EE-9BEA-0DB3C1B8FA2B@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green">

> > Thank you. For instance, a DOD wipe is done before a clean installation

> > for

> > better safety and security. I would imagine, the only true safety on a

> > drive

> > is to perform this and then totally annihilate the hard drive if it

> > contains

> > classified and/or sensitive information.

> >

> > "FromTheRafters" wrote:

> ><span style="color:darkred">

> >> Wipe is "cleaner" than format, and reload is dependent on

> >> exactly what is reloaded.

> >>

> >> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:A0D7B739-8E6B-4389-B239-F3F35DECB4F1@microsoft.com...

> >> > Steve and Robear, I was wondering if that was as clean as a format and

> >> > clean

> >> > install or is my wording just different and means the same thing. <?>

> >> >

> >> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> >> >

> >> >> 9 times out of 10, we end up ripping them out by the roots...or doing

> >> >> a

> >> >> "wipe & reload."

> >> >> --

> >> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> >> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> >> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> >> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

> >> >>

> >> >> Spin wrote:

> >> >> > I know Symantec offers RootKit detection tools, as does Panda

> >> >> > Security,

> >> >> > F-Secure, to name a few. However, this is addressed to those of you

> >> >> > in

> >> >> > this

> >> >> > newsgroup, which of those do you prefer to use "out in the field"?

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> </span></span>

>

>

> </span>

Guest Richard Urban
Posted

I believe that if you delete all the partitions from the drive, apply the

changes and then create a new partition - a new MBR is created. A boot

sector virus should not survive this action.

 

I seem to remember that I did just that about 8 years ago to remove a boot

sector virus from a friends computer.

 

But then, it was 8 years ago! (-:

 

--

 

Richard Urban

Microsoft MVP

Windows Desktop Experience

 

 

"FromTheRafters" <erratic@ne.rr.com> wrote in message

news:eidn5OmAJHA.4256@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> If your OS has been severely compromised, you don't want to

> use the copy of format.com that is on that machine to do the

> format. In the old days, the "rootkit" was a collection of utilities

> and tools that were modified from their original to something

> perhaps nefarious. If someone had root access they could

> replace the formatting tool with one that only appears to format

> the drive. As long as the act of formatting and reinstalling touches

> the boot axis areas of the disk then any trace of malware should

> be overwritten or no longer linked to.

>

> There is some malware (I forget the name(s)) that affect the boot

> areas of the disk, and IIRC simple format won't affect that area.

> You probably are just left with an unbootable drive unless the

> area is repaired.

>

> "Steve Riley [MSFT]" <steve.riley@microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:29FE1A85-1B8E-45DB-AFFD-D1638829676A@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green">

>>A simple format and reinstall is sufficient to have a fresh clean copy of

>>the OS without malware.

>>

>> Multi-pass wipes aren't necessary unless you want to ensure there's

>> nothing remaining when you sell or give away the drive.

>>

>> --

>> Steve Riley

>> steve.riley@microsoft.com

>> http://blogs.technet.com/steriley

>> http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com

>>

>>

>>

>> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:811439D9-10B5-43EE-9BEA-0DB3C1B8FA2B@microsoft.com...<span style="color:darkred">

>>> Thank you. For instance, a DOD wipe is done before a clean installation

>>> for

>>> better safety and security. I would imagine, the only true safety on a

>>> drive

>>> is to perform this and then totally annihilate the hard drive if it

>>> contains

>>> classified and/or sensitive information.

>>>

>>> "FromTheRafters" wrote:

>>>

>>>> Wipe is "cleaner" than format, and reload is dependent on

>>>> exactly what is reloaded.

>>>>

>>>> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:A0D7B739-8E6B-4389-B239-F3F35DECB4F1@microsoft.com...

>>>> > Steve and Robear, I was wondering if that was as clean as a format

>>>> > and

>>>> > clean

>>>> > install or is my wording just different and means the same thing.

>>>> > <?>

>>>> >

>>>> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>>>> >

>>>> >> 9 times out of 10, we end up ripping them out by the roots...or

>>>> >> doing a

>>>> >> "wipe & reload."

>>>> >> --

>>>> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>>>> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>>>> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>>>> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>>> >>

>>>> >> Spin wrote:

>>>> >> > I know Symantec offers RootKit detection tools, as does Panda

>>>> >> > Security,

>>>> >> > F-Secure, to name a few. However, this is addressed to those of

>>>> >> > you in

>>>> >> > this

>>>> >> > newsgroup, which of those do you prefer to use "out in the field"?

>>>> >>

>>>> >>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>></span></span>

>

> </span>

Guest Roger Abell [MVP]
Posted

Spin,

Your subject asks about detection, whereas it seem responses have

been about cleanup once a system has one. The only real way that

I am aware of for detection that does cover both major divisions of

root kits requires an offline analysis of the machine to be confirmed

"probably" root kit free.

So that does rule out most of the tools in the class you mentioned.

Roger

 

"Spin" <Spin@invalid.com> wrote in message

news:6gp43oFgvp55U1@mid.individual.net...<span style="color:blue">

> Gurus,

>

> I know Symantec offers RootKit detection tools, as does Panda Security,

> F-Secure, to name a few. However, this is addressed to those of you in

> this newsgroup, which of those do you prefer to use "out in the field"?

>

> --

> Spin </span>

Guest FromTheRafters
Posted

Yes, but formating and partitioning are two different

things. Even when partitioning is the subject, IIRC

the boot areas are not fixed by default unless there

is no marker (flag?) found indicating there is a valid

boot sector present.

 

Anyway - when rootkits or other very sticky malware

are concerned it is best to fix the boot axis as well as

making the data stored by the filesystem inaccessible

or invalid. Format addresses the latter, but not the

former (unless they changed something I am not aware

of). style_emoticons/)

 

Fixmbr or fdisk /mbr probably - or the old bootsect.exe

'bootsect write bootsect.bak' sound familiar?

 

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:e4FmDEqAJHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

>I believe that if you delete all the partitions from the drive, apply the

>changes and then create a new partition - a new MBR is created. A boot

>sector virus should not survive this action.

>

> I seem to remember that I did just that about 8 years ago to remove a boot

> sector virus from a friends computer.

>

> But then, it was 8 years ago! (-:

>

> --

>

> Richard Urban

> Microsoft MVP

> Windows Desktop Experience

>

>

> "FromTheRafters" <erratic@ne.rr.com> wrote in message

> news:eidn5OmAJHA.4256@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green">

>> If your OS has been severely compromised, you don't want to

>> use the copy of format.com that is on that machine to do the

>> format. In the old days, the "rootkit" was a collection of utilities

>> and tools that were modified from their original to something

>> perhaps nefarious. If someone had root access they could

>> replace the formatting tool with one that only appears to format

>> the drive. As long as the act of formatting and reinstalling touches

>> the boot axis areas of the disk then any trace of malware should

>> be overwritten or no longer linked to.

>>

>> There is some malware (I forget the name(s)) that affect the boot

>> areas of the disk, and IIRC simple format won't affect that area.

>> You probably are just left with an unbootable drive unless the

>> area is repaired.

>>

>> "Steve Riley [MSFT]" <steve.riley@microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:29FE1A85-1B8E-45DB-AFFD-D1638829676A@microsoft.com...<span style="color:darkred">

>>>A simple format and reinstall is sufficient to have a fresh clean copy of

>>>the OS without malware.

>>>

>>> Multi-pass wipes aren't necessary unless you want to ensure there's

>>> nothing remaining when you sell or give away the drive.

>>>

>>> --

>>> Steve Riley

>>> steve.riley@microsoft.com

>>> http://blogs.technet.com/steriley

>>> http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>> news:811439D9-10B5-43EE-9BEA-0DB3C1B8FA2B@microsoft.com...

>>>> Thank you. For instance, a DOD wipe is done before a clean

>>>> installation for

>>>> better safety and security. I would imagine, the only true safety on a

>>>> drive

>>>> is to perform this and then totally annihilate the hard drive if it

>>>> contains

>>>> classified and/or sensitive information.

>>>>

>>>> "FromTheRafters" wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> Wipe is "cleaner" than format, and reload is dependent on

>>>>> exactly what is reloaded.

>>>>>

>>>>> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:A0D7B739-8E6B-4389-B239-F3F35DECB4F1@microsoft.com...

>>>>> > Steve and Robear, I was wondering if that was as clean as a format

>>>>> > and

>>>>> > clean

>>>>> > install or is my wording just different and means the same thing.

>>>>> > <?>

>>>>> >

>>>>> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>>>>> >

>>>>> >> 9 times out of 10, we end up ripping them out by the roots...or

>>>>> >> doing a

>>>>> >> "wipe & reload."

>>>>> >> --

>>>>> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>>>>> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>>>>> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>>>>> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>>>> >>

>>>>> >> Spin wrote:

>>>>> >> > I know Symantec offers RootKit detection tools, as does Panda

>>>>> >> > Security,

>>>>> >> > F-Secure, to name a few. However, this is addressed to those of

>>>>> >> > you in

>>>>> >> > this

>>>>> >> > newsgroup, which of those do you prefer to use "out in the

>>>>> >> > field"?

>>>>> >>

>>>>> >>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>></span>

>>

>></span>

> </span>

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