Joanna Rutkowska Discusses VM Rootkits

Unwanted Software writes "There's an interesting interview on eWeek with Joanna Rutkowska, the stealth malware researcher who created 'Blue Pill' VM rootkit and planted an unsigned driver on Windows Vista, bypassing the new device driver signing policy. She roundly dismisses the quality of existing anti-virus/anti-rootkit products and makes the argument that the world is not ready for VM technology. From the article: 'Hardware virtualization, as recently introduced by Intel and AMD, is very powerful technology. It's my personal opinion that this technology has been introduced a little bit too early, before the major operating system vendors were able to redesign their systems so that they could make a conscious use of this technology, hopefully preventing its abuse.'"

Comments

Yes, but how do you get mature technology.

[mmell]

It starts as immature technology. Sure, you work with it in a lab for as long as you're able, but at some point you have to expose your work for all to see (and hammer away at).

In software, we used to have a saying, "No program is ever complete, but it has to go to market sooner or later."

I'd hit it like the fist from an angry god!

[adolfojp]

You are missing the point guys! I don't know who she is or what she is selling but if she is a geek and looks like this
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image /13/0,1425,sz=1&i=135407,00.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/66/206241643_d48861f49c.j pg
I am subscribing to her newsletter. ;-)