Anti-Rootkit Security Beyond the OS

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 14, 2011 @11:53AM from the building-a-better-wall dept.

Orome1 writes "Cybercriminals know how to evade current operating systems-based security, demanding a new paradigm – security beyond the operating system. On that note, McAfee demonstrated the workings of its new McAfee DeepSAFE technology at the Intel Developer Forum on Tuesday. Co-developed with Intel, it allows McAfee to develop hardware-assisted security products to take advantage of a 'deeper' security footprint. It sits beyond the operating system and close to the silicon, and by operating beyond the OS, it provides a direct view of system memory and processor activity."

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Just great... by Hylandr · 2011-09-14 12:08 · Score: 4, Insightful

Now the hardware can be ground to a halt without ever loading an OS.
Given the choice of McAfee or malware at this level, I would choose the malware.
- Dan.

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1. Re:Just great... by xMrFishx · 2011-09-14 12:51 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  Given the choice of McAfee or malware at this level, I would choose the malware.
  - Dan.
  Tell me again what the difference is?
  You can remove malware.
Re:We need scanners that run the OS in VM. by blueg3 · 2011-09-14 12:43 · Score: 3, Insightful

It means he doesn't understand the problems inherent in computer security.