The SONY Rootkit fiasco of 2005 involved SONY's attempt to combat music piracy by installing rootkits on Windows machines that played their music CDs, which inadvertently exposed users to additional vulnerabilities. Mark Russinovich's Rootkit Revealer was mentioned as a tool that was effective 15 years ago but is no longer compatible with current Windows versions. Users are advised against relying on commercial antivirus software like Norton and McAfee, which have become as intrusive as malware. Instead, Windows Defender and proper browser permission management are recommended for adequate protection.
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I think it worked fine 15 years ago, but it dosn't work on any current version of Windows.WWGD said:What do you think of Mark Russinovich's Rootkit Revealer?
I think Norton, McAfee and other commercial protection software have become as obnoxious as some of the malware they are supposed to protect against. You don't need them...WWGD said:Do you think Norton's basic would provide similar ?
...unless you are the kind of person who clicks on suspicious links.WWGD said:I searched on YouTube only to get a suspicious link asking me to click.
I obviously didn't click on the link. Not quite that gullible.pbuk said:I think it worked fine 15 years ago, but it dosn't work on any current version of Windows.
I think Norton, McAfee and other commercial protection software have become as obnoxious as some of the malware they are supposed to protect against. You don't need them...
...unless you are the kind of person who clicks on suspicious links.
Windows Defender and the knowledge of how to change permissions for pop-ups in whatever browser(s) you use are all you should need. If you don't trust yourself when browsing then install VirtualBox or VMWare and browse in a virtual machine.