Windows Live OneCare Question

[Guest Bogdan Florian]

Hi,

I want to know if Windows Live OneCare is having Anti-Rootkit protection...

???

Thank You

[Guest Victor Constantinescu]

Hi,

I'm sure that Live OneCare detects some types of rootkits, however it

doesn't have a specific "anti-rootkit" module. Generally, rootkits are

really hard to detect, let alone remove and security products like

anti-viruses are lousy at detecting them. They do detect (sometimes) the

malware that tries to install the rootkit, but after the rootkit is

installed, you are pretty much 0wned.

 

--

Victor Constantinescu aka YounGun

Security MVP

http://victor-youngun.blogspot.com/

 

 

"Bogdan Florian" <BogdanFlorian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:75950023-DF98-4401-BB3E-385FD54F4041@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> Hi,

> I want to know if Windows Live OneCare is having Anti-Rootkit

> protection...

> ???

> Thank You </span>

[Guest Mick Murphy]

Below are 3 good security programs, which will solve a lot of your worries.

 

http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html

 

Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6 is a very good, FREE Anti-Spyware Program.

Download, install, update, and immunize your System with it.

Then SCAN with it.

Update it, and scan your System once a fortnight.

 

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

 

SpywareBlaster 4.1 is a non-intrusive, FREE Anti-Spyware Program that runs

in the background (no scanning by you!).

SpywareBlaster prevents the installation of many so-called spyware, adware

and malware programs by disabling the CLSIDs of popular spyware ActiveX

controls, and also prevents the installation of any of them via a webpage

Update it once a fortnight, and let it do its work in the background!

 

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

 

Malwarebytes is as the name says, a Malware Remover!

For the Free version scroll down their page to either download from

Download.com, or Major Geeks.com

 

Download, install, and update.

 

--

Mad Mike

 

 

"Bogdan Florian" wrote:

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> Hi,

> I want to know if Windows Live OneCare is having Anti-Rootkit protection...

> ???

> Thank You</span>