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Rootkits and XP - is the war lost?

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  • tronator
    tronator Posts: 2,859 Forumite
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    chunter wrote: »
    After battling for 2 days to shift one, I eventually did a clean install.

    Windows 7 and Vista seem to be lots better at handling/stopping them.

    XP seems to be a big wide open door that just lets them tear away.

    Let me guess, your user account has administrative rights? Then YOU are the open door.
  • chunter
    chunter Posts: 2,024 Forumite
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    tronator wrote: »
    Let me guess, your user account has administrative rights? Then YOU are the open door.

    I reckon around 90% of ordinary XP users work with administration rights.

    So, in summation, the battle is lost...
  • dispossessed
    dispossessed Posts: 318 Forumite
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    Rootkit Revealer is my prefered tool.

    Trevor
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    chunter wrote: »
    I reckon around 90% of ordinary XP users work with administration rights.

    So, in summation, the battle is lost...

    I reckon it's time for you to go forth and multiply again! More here, don't feed this troll.
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    fiddiwebb wrote: »
    Not fair, I use XP and never had a rootkit yet :mad:

    The thing about rootkits is you usually don't know you've been infected and most AV doesn't detect it.

    As regarding XP, the security battle was lost about half a decade ago. Windows Vista went some way to resolving it.
  • fiddiwebb
    fiddiwebb Posts: 1,806 Forumite
    Hammyman wrote: »
    The thing about rootkits is you usually don't know you've been infected and most AV doesn't detect it.

    As regarding XP, the security battle was lost about half a decade ago. Windows Vista went some way to resolving it.

    Depends which AV you use ;)
  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    fiddiwebb wrote: »
    Not fair, I use XP and never had a rootkit yet :mad:

    Where can I get mine!

    Sony used to give them away free on their music CDs. Initially they were so modest about such generosity that they didn't even tell the public that their PCs would be illegally hacked.

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/10/sony_sued_for_rootkit/

    I'm sure they'd be happy to send you one!
  • debitcardmayhem
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    Mrs DCM wanted one but then decided to let her colour to grow out, back to normal grey
    4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,935 Forumite
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    newer thread on the subject here:-


    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2814392=
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
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