Comments on: McAfee release a new Rootkit Scanner -Rootkit Detective http://www.antirootkit.com/blog/2007/01/05/mcafee-release-a-new-rootkit-scanner-rootkit-detective/ Antirootkit Software, News, Articles and Forums Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:03:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: steo http://www.antirootkit.com/blog/2007/01/05/mcafee-release-a-new-rootkit-scanner-rootkit-detective/#comment-609 Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:53:27 +0000 http://www.antirootkit.com/blog/2007/01/05/mcafee-release-a-new-rootkit-scanner-rootkit-detective/#comment-609 Tom, thanks for the comment. I do find the interface nice. It is also fast. The one problem I found is that it cannot find some of the more hard to find rootkits like Rustock.B It is a start though and hopefully after Beta it will be able to find more rootkits than it currently can. regards Steo Tom,
thanks for the comment. I do find the interface nice. It is also fast.

The one problem I found is that it cannot find some of the more hard to find rootkits like Rustock.B

It is a start though and hopefully after Beta it will be able to find more rootkits than it currently can.

regards

Steo

]]> by: Tom Wilson http://www.antirootkit.com/blog/2007/01/05/mcafee-release-a-new-rootkit-scanner-rootkit-detective/#comment-608 Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:02:15 +0000 http://www.antirootkit.com/blog/2007/01/05/mcafee-release-a-new-rootkit-scanner-rootkit-detective/#comment-608 I tried several rootkit scanners and for me Mc Afee's Rootkit Detective is one of the best. It gives you opportunity to set the scan options that fit best for your needs. It is fast as a shark and produces no false-positives. Also the logfile feature is unique. Last but not least: I like the concise easy to use user interface. After that said, I have to admit that non of the anti-rootkit tool I tested found a danger hidden process on any of my computers. So in the past rootkits were not a big threat for me but it's good to be on the safe side with all these free tools. I tried several rootkit scanners and for me Mc Afee’s Rootkit Detective is one of the best. It gives you opportunity to set the scan options that fit best for your needs. It is fast as a shark and produces no false-positives.
Also the logfile feature is unique.
Last but not least: I like the concise easy to use user interface.

After that said, I have to admit that non of the anti-rootkit tool I tested found a danger hidden process on any of my computers. So in the past rootkits were not a big threat for me but it’s good to be on the safe side with all these free tools.

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