Newfangled rootkits survive hard disk wiping

[Guest BoaterDave]

This article http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/24/pe..._bios_rootkits/

refers to "unfettered root access"

 

Perhaps a silly question - if one connects to another server

deliberately for the purpose of sending and receiving messages in a

newsgroup (thus making a hole in one's defences?) might this be

giving "unfettered root access" if one is operating with

Administrator privileges?

 

Always wondering!

 

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Dave (~BD~)

[Guest FromTheRafters]

"BoaterDave" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message

news:03d5c564-eb2c-4548-a1bd-76710dce5097@w9g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...<span style="color:blue">

> This article

> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/24/pe..._bios_rootkits/

> refers to "unfettered root access"

>

> Perhaps a silly question - if one connects to another server

> deliberately for the purpose of sending and receiving messages in a

> newsgroup (thus making a hole in one's defences?)</span>

 

When a legitimate path is made, I wouldn't call it a hole in one

defenses.

<span style="color:blue">

> might this be

> giving "unfettered root access" if one is operating with

> Administrator privileges?</span>

 

This is why you should not be running with administrative privileges

unless you are doing administrative tasks.