<http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2005/0,4814,99843,00.html>
Scary stuff... Note that you need to be running with admin privileges for a rootkit to mess with the kernel image and DLLs (there are surprisingly few privilege-escalation attacks on XP -- i think that's in part because *so* many people just run as admin that there's hardly any need for the extra complexity). As for the nature of the warning, they're mostly right: rootkits have been a plague in Unix-land for a long time and the same applies there: if you've been rootkitted, to first order your only recourse is to format and reinstall from scratch. /bernie\ -- Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pearisburg, VA --> Too many people, too few sheep <-- -- ---------------------------------------- ALL messages to the list MUST include a descriptive subject. To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
