Starforce Petition!

[Pigdog Ratsnake]

Originally Posted by nerva

here we go m8s - Rootkit in Alcohol and Deamon tools
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/200...t-digital.html
Does any body want to start boycotting Alcohol or DT? No?
Oh.. sorry, this not the right place for it...

Very funny. Except they are not rootkits because:

1. The installation of the hidden driver files and registry alterations is not a secret. The files are for the operation of the software, not a hidden function unknown to the user. The registry alterations do nothing but hide the files from involuntarily installed malware like Starforce which A120 and DTools protect against.
2. They are easily uninstalled via the control panel. No traces are left behind.
3. The drivers are not spyware, they cannot secretly phone home or update, nor do they interfere with the operation of your PC.