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Microsoft Warns of Impossible to Clean Spyware

Posted by Zonk on from the they-have-the-technology dept.

darkjedi521 writes "The Inquirer has a story that the next generation of Windows spyware and exploits are starting to make use of "kernel rootkits". A paper at Microsoft Research has details on a prototype detection tool. Computerworld has more details, as well." From the article: "Newer rootkits can intercept system calls that are passed to the kernel and filter out queries generated by the software. This makes them invisible to administrators and to detection tools..."

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  1. Well if... by Jeffery · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If your first web page viewed wasn't www.drbizzaro.com to wack off to PrOn, maybe you wouldn't get MS Blaster in da 3 minutes it took ya.

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    President Bush Supporter
  2. Re:Easy 'nuff by satoshi1 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What's this press space crap? The CDs I use don't ask me. Infact, the only bootable CD i have that asks me if I want to boot from it is the WinXP CD. I wanna keep it that way.