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~BD~
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      09-18-2009
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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David H. Lipman
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      09-18-2009
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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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http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
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