linux-kernel - Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro toalinuxinterfaceforonaccess scanning

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Message-ID: <20080805235733.GD8224@mit.edu>
Date:	Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:57:33 -0400
From:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>
To:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Cc:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	"Press, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Press@...com>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, malware-list@...ts.printk.net,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro
	toalinuxinterfaceforonaccess scanning

On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 07:48:52PM -0400, Eric Paris wrote:
> I do believe for a number of AV vendors the answer is yes.  I will try
> to have some offline conversations with the right people at a number of
> vendors and work to better define the threats that they wish to or
> believe they are able to help mitigate.

OK, and if the malware is running on the machine, does the malware
have root (superuser) access?

						- Ted
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