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From: dufresne at winternet.com (Ron DuFresne)
Subject: Microsoft GhostBuster Opinions

On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, dk wrote:

> Ron DuFresne wrote:
>
> > If the kernel is modified, on a windows or *nix system, you are going to
> > have a clear clue upfront;  the system will have rebooted.  Course, a
>
> That's a dangerous position to believe, at least with the linux kernel
> (man insmod). Aside from just loading a kernel module that wraps system
> calls, one has been able to directly modify kernel memory for years,
> even without kernel bugs. Hence the utility of PaX, grsec, etc, etc.
>
> In fact a few popular RK's do just his via /dev/kmem (bypassing module
> loading) and the like do they not? (like suckit??)
>
> Further research might be in order.  ;-)
>
> http://www.l0t3k.org/biblio/kernel/english/runtime-kernel-kmem-patching.txt
>
> http://www.phrack.org/show.php?p=58&a=7
>
> http://www.l0t3k.org/security/docs/rootkit/
>


agreed, thanks again to you and the earlier posters for correcting me.

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne
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