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Old 09-18-2009, 11:40 AM   #1
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I believe they are rare - but think that they should not be dismissed.

http://www.ngssoftware.com/research/...07-Heasman.pdf

Is there *any* tool which can identify a rootkit on a ROM chip?

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Old 09-18-2009, 11:50 AM   #2
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| I believe they are rare - but think that they should not be dismissed.

They should be dismissed until they are ACTUALLY found in the wild and not postulated in
some white paper(s).



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