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By Mary Landesman, About.com Guide to Antivirus Software since 2000

Rootkits Revealed

Monday August 22, 2005
Through the use of rootkits, malicious programs are able to stealth their presence - making themselves virtually invisible to many of today's scanners. Fortunately, tools are available to help ferret out the stealthed malware. For details, see Rootkits Revealed. Also check out Kaspersky's latest report, Rootkits and how to combat them.
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