 Woody79_00I run Linux am I still a PC?Premium
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united state | reply to nv753
Re: Once infected, Impossible to detect RATS have been around for a very long time. In fact, it was common to get a RAT from the AOL network via AOL IM and other means back in the early 90's as a way for a user to get access to your AOL account.
Some of the earliest malware for windows 9x were in fact RAT trojans. They have never really gone away, just been renamed to more sexy names
most banker trojans and the like today are infact RAT's. I guess the rule of thumb is to just becareful what you execute. Its unreasonable to think a security software can detect all rats.
As for rookits, some can be detected by normal means, and others can not...If I am looking for a rootkit, I watch for unusal port activity..that is the only way to detect one 100% of the time..rootkits are installed to havest data from the machine they are foisted on...malware that doesn't dial out somewhere is useless
deleting your whole hard drive is so 90's....its very rare to see a malware be designed just to delete your pictures, its a business today, data harvesting is the paramount reason. if it be credit cards, login credentials, or the like..it has to dial home...watch your ports...
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