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Windows Root Kits a Stealthy Threat
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-03-05

Hackers are using vastly more sophisticated techniques to secretly control the machines they've cracked, and experts say it's just the beginning.

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Windows Root Kits a Stealthy Threat 2003-03-05
Anonymous (1 replies)
Feh. Decent article, but the author blurs the distinction between user mode and kernel mode somewhat. It is possible to implement an effective rootkit without entering into kernel mode. The 'Hacker Defender' rootkit the author mentions does this.

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