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Re[2]: Better Hacking Through Science: New and Improved Ways to Hide Rootkits
From: Pierre Vandevenne <pierre () datarescue com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:31:47 +0100
Good Day, T> Everything old is new again. AV companies have been biting their T> nails on this subject for well over fifteen years. Here's the most famous (an basically harmless) one http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/birthday.shtml to add to the confusion, some motherboards did that http://www.dfiusa.com/support/music.htm It is hard to estimate how acute the real danger is today, but disabling hardware is certainly a possibility nowadays. IMHO, the biggest obstacle is the level of technical knowledge required to achieve a successful attack. It is quite high, and people having the necessary skills are likely to be extremely busy. -- Best regards, Pierre mailto:pierre () datarescue com _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- Better Hacking Through Science: New and Improved Ways to Hide Rootkits Fergie (Jan 26)
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- Re[2]: Better Hacking Through Science: New and Improved Ways to Hide Rootkits Pierre Vandevenne (Jan 28)
- Re: Better Hacking Through Science: New and Improved Ways to Hide Rootkits TheGesus (Jan 27)