Rootkit

Matt Arnold
January 15, 2010

On the suggestion of , I used RKill to disable the malware processes on my laptop, but they just started back up again immediately. I suspect it was done by a rootkit-- perched, spiderlike, at the heart of all authority in my system. This means I will have to erase my hard drive and start over.

Comments


drew4096 on Jan. 15, 2010 10:39 PM

Consider switching to Linux? Or better yet use a Linux LiveCD transferred to a USB drive. That way disinfecting
the system, if it's ever needed, would be as easy as pushing the Reset button.


matt-arnold on Jan. 15, 2010 10:40 PM

I already run Linux, but I must run Windows to run the software I want to use.

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