Sophos enhancements, rootkits and ball gowns

Filed Under: Malware, Video

Today Sophos enhanced the malware protection provided by Endpoint Security and Control.

The rollout of Sophos Anti-Virus v7.6 for Windows offers additional preventive layers of protection for Windows users, including integrated rootkit detection and on-access web-based script attack detection.

We talk about the integration of rootkit detection and removal into the product in a video where Carole Theriault and I dress up in our finest togs for your edification:

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We always had a free standalone anti-rootkit tool, and we're going to continue to make that available for anyone on the internet to download (it's proven very popular). However, Sophos customers now have this level of protection built into their regular scanner too.

Over the next couple of weeks Sophos Endpoint Security and Control customers will be automatically upgraded with this new functionality - all you'll have to do is reboot your PC for it to take effect.

The good news? The nice guys upstairs are giving you all this additional functionality at no extra cost.

About the author

Graham Cluley is senior technology consultant at Sophos. The readers of Computer Weekly voted him security blogger of the year in 2009 and 2010, and he pipped Stephen Fry to the title of "Twitter user of the year" too. Which was nice. He was also named "Best Security Blogger" by the readers of SC Magazine in 2011. You can subscribe to Graham's updates on Facebook, follow him on Twitter and circle him on Google Plus for regular updates.