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Signed Executables.

Posted Mar 2, 2007 15:09 UTC (Fri) by aashenfe (guest, #12212)
In reply to: Signed Executables. by drag
Parent article: Hunting for Rootkits

>Remember that you can't trust a root comprimised system to be honest about the checksums and signitures.
True, but I was hoping signed executables, and modules would help prevent a kernel level compromise in the first place. At least for the older rootkits that are unaware of the new security.

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