DJA wrote:
> James G. Sack (jim) wrote:
>> The recent attention to botnets (eg on /.) makes me wonder what kind of
>> detection tools there are and how good they are.
>>
>> I see the link from today's /. blurb talks about Microsoft's "malicious
>> software detection tool". Searching on that phrase does lead something
>> called "Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool", which is
>> easy to find and downloadable (although I haven't tried it).
>>
>> Does anyone have any experience with this or other such tools? Is it
>> (are they) any good?
>
> There seems to be an update to the Malicious Software Removal Tool on
> most every XP update. But I've never explicitly used it. Actually, I've
> never even looked for it. I just always assumed it ran on start up in a
> fashion similar to other similar anti-malware tools.
>
> Obviously, I don't use Windows much (mostly for games).
>
>
>> Links to related tools and techniques are invited. We all probably know
>> someone with an MSbox. I kinda like to know what to recommend to friends
>> and relatives along these lines. Well, of course I mean the inferior
>> strategies available after "install Linux" :-).
>>
>> Regards,
>> ..jim
>
> Here's where I start:
>
> _Useful Documentation:_
>
> http://www.spywarewarrior.com/
>
>
> _Applications:_
>
> Zone Alarm
> http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp
>
>
> Spybot S&D
> http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html
>
> AdAware
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
>
> AVG
> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/
>
> SpywareBlaster
> SpywareGuard
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/products.html
>
> Hijackthis
> http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/programs.php
OK, thanks for the thoughtful links. There were a couple I was not
already familiar with.
Still interested if anyone has more to say about MSRT ("Malicious
Software Removal Tool").
Regards,
..jim
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