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Root Kit
On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 00:34:07 -0800 (PST), Penang
wrote:
>I have Norton Anti Virus installed in my PC, however, I just found out
>that it is utterly useless.
Congratulations. You just discovered what security experts have known
for many years. This applies to all AV products though, not just
Norton.
>My PC has been infected with banbot, but NAV can't even find it, let
>alone remove it !
Of course not. What makes you believe that malware would let
anti-malware get in its way?
>It isn't that Symantec doesn't know about banbot, they have 2 webpage
>devoted to it --
>
>www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-091318-2239-99&tabid=2
>
>and
>
>www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-091318-2239-99&tabid=3
>
>and yet
>
>Can anyone please tell me if there's any utility that can help me
>getting rid of banbot?
Utility??? - As you say, you have been infected. So now you must
revert to a known clean state - which ultimately means flatten and
rebuild.
wrote:
>I have Norton Anti Virus installed in my PC, however, I just found out
>that it is utterly useless.
Congratulations. You just discovered what security experts have known
for many years. This applies to all AV products though, not just
Norton.
>My PC has been infected with banbot, but NAV can't even find it, let
>alone remove it !
Of course not. What makes you believe that malware would let
anti-malware get in its way?
>It isn't that Symantec doesn't know about banbot, they have 2 webpage
>devoted to it --
>
>www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-091318-2239-99&tabid=2
>
>and
>
>www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-091318-2239-99&tabid=3
>
>and yet
>
>Can anyone please tell me if there's any utility that can help me
>getting rid of banbot?
Utility??? - As you say, you have been infected. So now you must
revert to a known clean state - which ultimately means flatten and
rebuild.