Vista's Despised UAC Nails Rootkits

Vista's Despised UAC Nails Rootkits,

Tests Find

John E. Dunn, Techworld.com

Sunday, May 25, 2008 5:00 AM PDT

Love or hate its nagging prompts, Vista's Account Control feature (UAC) has a security feature that marks it out from any other type of Windows security programme -- it can spot rootkits before they install.

This is one finding buried in a report published in two German computer magazines some months ago after testing by the respected AV-Test.org, which set out to find out how well antivirus programs fared against known rootkits.

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