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Windows Rootkits

Posted by michael on from the every-box-should-have-one dept.

GuidoJ writes "The Register is running an article by Kevin Poulsen of SecurityFocus Online about rootkits in Windows NT. While rootkits are a well-known issue in Unix and Linux systems, they have rarely been found on compromised Windows machines. According to the article, Windows NT backdoors have always been 'trivial', and they have caused enough havoc already. Imagine what a stealthy rootkit could do!"

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  1. First post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:First post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    3. Re:First post! by YOU+ARE+AN+IDIOT! · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      there is no mispelling here. move on.

    4. Re:First post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      In Soviet Russia Kits Root You!

  2. first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  5. First post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia we can only imagine what a beowulf cluster of these could do to YOU!

  6. When will I see red stories from the future? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I wanna see my futuristic stories!

  7. Re:I'd Give That A Try... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...but my life would get in the way.

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  8. Yeah, It Turns My Wife On. by Shturmovik · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    She's under my desk right now. Oh no wait, that's the dog...

    1. Re:Yeah, It Turns My Wife On. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
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    2. Re:Yeah, It Turns My Wife On. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  9. Re:And all this time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ha ha ha, so funny, so very funny, you made ajok on slashdot saying that windows is insecure! ha ha! How original and unexpected you funny funny man!!! hahahahahaahh!

  10. Re:NAKED AND PETRIFIED RICHARD STALLMAN!!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    w00t!, that would be nice!

  11. Re:And all this time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  12. Re:NAKED AND PETRIFIED RICHARD STALLMAN!!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm imagineing a beowulf cluster of those IN SOVIET RUSSIA!!!
    all ur profit r belong to us!

  13. Windows: Point - Click - Infect by Seventh+Knight · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Windows may be easy to use, but its also easy to exploit. This article may be of interest to some of you that are truely concerned with this problem. http://www.seventhknight.com/c/pr/030703.html