Comments on: What Exactly Is A Rootkit? http://www.security-faqs.com/what-exactly-is-a-rootkit.html Security FAQs - answers to common questions about antivirus and other infosec issues. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: How Could A New ATM Rootkit Turn The World Of Banking On It’s Head? http://www.security-faqs.com/what-exactly-is-a-rootkit.html/comment-page-1#comment-11627 How Could A New ATM Rootkit Turn The World Of Banking On It’s Head? Mon, 24 May 2010 09:01:17 +0000 http://www.security-faqs.com/?p=12106#comment-11627 [...] the infection is a Rootkit it may be able to sit there for months at a time before anyone was able to discover [...] [...] the infection is a Rootkit it may be able to sit there for months at a time before anyone was able to discover [...]

]]> By: What Do I Need To Know About Rootkits? http://www.security-faqs.com/what-exactly-is-a-rootkit.html/comment-page-1#comment-284 What Do I Need To Know About Rootkits? Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:02:09 +0000 http://www.security-faqs.com/?p=12106#comment-284 [...] rootkit is, most of the time, a secretive piece of software which is designed to conceal the running of [...] [...] rootkit is, most of the time, a secretive piece of software which is designed to conceal the running of [...]

]]> By: Lee http://www.security-faqs.com/what-exactly-is-a-rootkit.html/comment-page-1#comment-188 Lee Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:01:30 +0000 http://www.security-faqs.com/?p=12106#comment-188 AV scans, yes, more often is always better, of course, though the frequency I would recommend would vary according the person's internet usage. Thanks for the links, I'll have a good read later. AV scans, yes, more often is always better, of course, though the frequency I would recommend would vary according the person’s internet usage.

Thanks for the links, I’ll have a good read later.

]]> By: Matt http://www.security-faqs.com/what-exactly-is-a-rootkit.html/comment-page-1#comment-187 Matt Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:55:28 +0000 http://www.security-faqs.com/?p=12106#comment-187 AV scans only once per week? That's a very large window of opportunity. Think of all the possible driveby download opportunities a typical user is exposed to daily. Daily scans are a better choice. You may also want to cite these two excellent articles: Rootkits 101: Rotten to the Core by Lisa Phifer http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/rootkits101.htm Rootkits 201: Countermeasures and Defenses http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/rootkits201.htm AV scans only once per week? That’s a very large window of opportunity. Think of all the possible driveby download opportunities a typical user is exposed to daily. Daily scans are a better choice.

You may also want to cite these two excellent articles:

Rootkits 101: Rotten to the Core by Lisa Phifer
http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/rootkits101.htm
Rootkits 201: Countermeasures and Defenses
http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/rootkits201.htm

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