AVG is now offering a Free product that could keep your PC from becoming a victim of the Rootkit software that can sometimes be over looked by traditional anti-virus products. The best known Rootkit infection was the one that Sony had encrypted into their music CD’s that casued some major headaches for consumers who tried to remove the critter from their systems. But AVG has been testing their product in beta for about 6 months and feel they have a winner of a product. Plus it’s free.

AVG describes their products as:

“AVG Anti-Rootkit is a powerful tool with state-of-the-art technology for detection and removal of rootkits. Rootkits are used to hide the presence of a malicious object like trojans or keyloggers on your computer. If a threat uses rootkit technology to hide itself it is very hard to find the malware on your PC. AVG Anti-Rootkit gives you the power to find and delete the rootkit and to uncover the threat the rootkit is hiding.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

AVG Anti-Rootkit protects you against a certain kind of threat: Rootkits. To be protected in realtime against all kind of threats that could harm your computer it is recommended to have a look at AVGs fully integrated solutions. “

So take a look at the new AVG Rootkit remover from here and download your free copy. Let me know what you think.

Comments welcome.

A special thanks to fellow LG writer Catherine for passing this on. Take a look at Catherine’s site located here.

PS I ran the Rootkit tool on my systems and they all came up clean.

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