Rootkits are becoming more of a problem everyday. Sophos has released a free program that will detect a rootkits presense and remove it.
What is a rootkit?
The term rootkit is used to define a Trojan (or technology) used to hide the presence of a malicious object (process, file, registry key, network port) from the computer user or administrator.
Welcome to the first of many guides to technology I will be writing. For my first guide, lets call it Computer Fundamentals 100, I will give you my top 5 tips for a new or prospective computer owner, specifically Windows users.
1. A computer is nothing to be afraid of. So, go ahead and explore the file system. Aside from deleting any files located in c:\windows, or c:\program files, there isn't to much that can go wrong by going into My Computer and taking a look around, Trial & error work for you as a small child, why not as an adult. View full article »
