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Re: [Full-disclosure] Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotagedhosts-file lookup Apr 17 2006 11:06PM
Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (bugtraq planetcobalt net)
On 2006-04-15 Thor (Hammer of God) wrote:
> It's a simple method to bypass malicious host file modification.

Make that "pointless method" and it's correct. To modify the hosts file
(or its location) malware would need administrative privileges. With
admin privileges the malware can do whatever it p...

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