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Absolute Software downplays BIOS rootkit claims

Absolute Software downplays BIOS rootkit claimsDenies any wrongdoing, surprise there ...Not likely they would come out and just admit that there software is a giant bleeding hole, would they?Every HP and Dell our company owns is on that list, and it's making our top management VERY UNHAPPY. And the fact...

Tags: Rootkits, Auto-Complete, Absolute Software, rootkit claim, BIOS rootkit claim, BIOS, rootkit

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

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Is there a rootkit stashed in your boot record?

Is there a rootkit stashed in your boot record?You mean Apple Macs aren't affected?Fascinating. This has been 'known about for some time', Windows 2K affected, XP is affected, Vista partially affected, Apple Mac NOT affected. Imagine that, yet another security drop off which only affects Microsoft Windows. Vista, the OS...

Tags: Rootkits, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), BIOS, Operating systems, rootkit, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, MBR

Discussion threads 2008-01-09

Microsoft to modify Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy scheme

Microsoft to modify Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy schemeAs the old song goes...."We won't get fooled again". Bravo Microsoft for combating software piracy! Long live WGA! Feel the WOW:http://www.microsoft.com/india/vistasongs/WoW%20is%20Now%20-%20full%20song.mp3Nice but what of XP's WGA?Anyone know what the change to XP's WGA that Windows Update has is about?RE: Microsoft to modify...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Piracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-12-03

Rutkowska faces '100ò0undetectable malware' challenge

Rutkowska faces '100ò0undetectable malware' challengeOh what would I do...She is given a choice between two identical laptops. After reading some of her research, the best way to tell would be to check the latency of the laptops and see which one lags more. I think that if anyone...

Tags: Rootkits, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, malware, JoAnna, Blue Pill, Red Pill, pill

Discussion threads 2007-06-28

A meritless lawsuit that's not worth the ink (real or electronic) used to report it

A meritless lawsuit that's not worth the ink real or electronic used to report itBarratry?From the sounds of the quote, isn't this barratry? IANALThis case is a keeperIf I were Matt Graves, I would have said: "You're trying to sue us into being your customers? Not even Sony was that...

Tags: Now Let, lawsuit

Discussion threads 2007-05-11

Detecting the Blue Pill Hypervisor rootkit is possible but not trivial

There has been much skepticism over the claim that Blue Pill the first effective Hypervisor rootkit is 100% undetectable and I myself was very skeptical of Blue Pill when I first read about it. I had an extensive email conversation with Joanna Rutkowska (of Singapore-based COSEINC) weeks before her...

Tags: Blue Pill, Blue

Blog posts 2006-08-17