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The second you suspect a rootkit action must be taken immediately. Here are five apps that can help.

By Jack Wallen
March 12, 2013

If you've been at the IT game long enough, you have encountered a rootkit. They are some of the nastiest of the malicious software because it hides the presence of other, malicious software. This obfuscation can lead to SPAM bots and plenty of other nasty surprises. One of the issues with standard anti-virus tools is that they cannot find and remove rootkits. And, the second you suspect a rootkit, action must be taken immediately.

What better way to attack quickly than a piece of portable software? And if that portable software is specific to rookits, you’re way ahead of the game. But what apps are available and, of those apps, which ones are up to the task at hand? I’ve gone through a number of such tools and found what I believe to be some of the best of the free portable rootkit removers. Get ready to download!

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