No Defense Against Windows Rootkits?

An anonymous reader writes "Spyware bad guys (and also phishing people) started using rootkits technology to stay hidden in a system. The problem is that at the moment the technology to defend a Windows system from these things is very poor. In fact antivirus companies have just started adding basic anti-rootkits technology. So the problem is serious, and well outlined by this question: Is the closed source code of Windows preventing us from actively defending our systems?"

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Please oppose hate bill 2662

[Anonymous Coward]

URGENT: PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SENATOR IMMEDIATELY TO OPPOSE AMDT.2662

On Sept 14, the Orwellian federal "anti-hate" bill, AMDT.2662 (The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2005), was passed by the House of Representatives. It will establish a "hate crimes" bureaucracy in America, just like Canada's, ending free speech.

AMDT.2662 is designed by the ADL and is exactly the type of legislation that has ruined Canada.

Here is a summary of what the bill would make law:

Although AMDT.2662 ostensibly empowers the government to assist states in prosecution of violent hate crimes, its actual effect will be much more far-reaching. AMDT.2662 will lead to enforcement of the working definitions of "hate" and "hate crimes" which are enforced by the many "anti-hate" bureaucracies in countries throughout the western industrialized world. In such countries, it is now a "hate crime" to criticize members of federally protected groups such as Jews and homosexuals. Utilizing such definitions, "hate crime" indictments have been made or are currently being pursued by Canada, England, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Australia and New Zealand. AMDT.2662 builds a foundation for a "hate crimes" bureaucracy in America, also ending free speech.

Here are some of the specially protected groups which AMDT.2662 defends:

Homosexuals. Any public criticism of homosexuals will soon be considered a hate crime, just as it was for 11 Christians under the Pennsylvania hate crime law on Oct. 10, 2004. These Christians were arrested as "hate criminals" for preaching during a huge "gay pride" rally and faced 47 years in prison and $80,000 fines each.

Women. A woman who claims her boyfriend used a sexist word against her and raped her the last time they had sex, can press charges for a "hate crime" of rape. Punishment will triple the usual penalty, about 30 years in prison.

Jews. Already the Dept. of Global Anti-semitism, being established in the US State Dept., makes it "anti-semitic" to express "strong anti-Israel sentiment" against Israel or its leaders. It also says upholding the New Testament charge that Jews killed Christ is "anti-semitic." Under "anti-hate" laws in Canada and Europe, such statements are "hate crimes" punishable by harsh fines and imprisonment.

AMDT.2662 will hasten such anti-Christianity in America as well.

ENDING FREE SPEECH RADIO

If this amendment is approved, FCC restrictions will soon descend on American talk show hosts, with lists of banned topics. Hosts will be fined or imprisoned and stations will lose their broadcast licenses, just as in Canada, if they violate these restrictions.

Don't let this happen to the USA. Don't let them tear up your God-given Constitution.

http://www.hatelawsexposed.org/
http://truthtellers.org/
http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/adl_hate_bill_ talk_radio_death_knell.htm
http://www.rense.com/general67/hatm.htm
http://www.rense.com/general67/speech.htm
http://www.rense.com/general66/adl.htm

CONTACT YOUR SENATOR NOW!!!!

Go to http://www.hatelawsexposed.org/

Re:Please oppose hate bill 2662

[Anonymous Coward]

Interesting, considering no bills have the designation AMDT, so this is cut and paste from somewhere else

HR 2662 (the *REAL* name), requires physical violence, not speech.

Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive or incendiary device, attempts to cause bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin of any person

Please spread your bigotry somewhere else.

bizNa7ch

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:It works both ways, but it's worse for MS

[amightywind]

What a load of BS - after all these years I'm beginning to think about dumping this forum as it's getting more and more crappy.

Look at my .sig. Some cockroach, who fancies himself a site 'moderator', climbed out of his hole and shut me down for 4 weeks because he thought I got downmodded too often. My karma value, whatever the hell that is, would have you think I was in good standing. I will never metamoderate again.

Re:It works both ways, but it's worse for MS

[Tibor the Hun]

Shit, can I join the club?

uh-oh, here come the troll mods! prolly the same ones who modded me troll yesterday, as opposed to offtopic.

Re:It works both ways, but it's worse for MS

[amightywind]

Here my post that triggered the timeout event. Admittedly, due to the political nature of the posting you could expect have of people to support is strongly and half to oppose. I actually think that dueling moderation is good for the site. It shows a high level of interest in the posting. Isn't that the point?