Krome Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 (edited) As a security demographic challenged or a savy computer security consultant/users, or who ever you maybe, please vote. I want to know the number of neowinian who has come in full exposure with Sony Rootkit or any other kind of Rootkit exploits. To check to see if you have a Sony rootkit in your system, run CMD $>cd\Windows\System32 $>cd $sys$filesystem If you have the error that says "The system cannot find the path specified.", then you don't have Sony Rootkit. If that folder exists, you have Sony rootkit... Handy guide to removal of SONY ROOTKIT! Edited December 8, 2005 by Krome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.r.l. Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 The Sony rootkit isnt really a rootkit in my definition but anyhow. I haven't been infected personally BUT my servers have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krome Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 Your server must have been a bad boy lol... I have heard many people mention that their computer have had a bad caugh with Rootkits and now that the pole is up... only 1 vote for neowin that come in contact with this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReeper Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 You could experience a rootkit exploit without knowing it so a poll of if u have experienced is not really effective imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaguratuS Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 To me, "rootkit" has always been defined as a malacious program that gave root access on linux to an arbitrary user (local or remote) on demand. Hence "root-kit". The use of the word "rootkit" for windows had only appeared recently with the whole sony-drm issue, and I believe many are now mistaking this with such drm protections or trojans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krome Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 Interesting... 1 out of 10 ratio... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvbfan Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 My mistake. I was at the wrong site. I thought I was replying about root rot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 And for those who do have it, how do you remove it? MS Anti-spyware won't remove it I heard. RootKit Revealer just tells you if you have it or not, but doesn't remove it :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuz Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 You could experience a rootkit exploit without knowing it so a poll of if u have experienced is not really effective imo. yeh dont noe hwat it is so how do i noe if i have it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krome Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 To check to see if you have a Sony rootkit in your system, run CMD and go in C:\Windows\System32 and then cd into $sys$filesystem. If that folder exists, you have Sony rootkit... Here is the safest way to remove it from your system completely... require reboot and require a regedt32 know-how... Handy guide to removal of SONY ROOTKIT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Is there any type of program that removes RootKits in general aside from Sony's DRM stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smit Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I don't let crap like get on my PC in the first place. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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