Stoned Bootkit: An Open Source Rootkit Revealed


	Stoned Bootkit: An Open Source Rootkit Revealed

EnigmaSoftware

9-9-2009 4:41 PM

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bootkit, rootkit, security, internet, spyware

EnigmaSoftware says:

A Bootkit is similar to a rootkit only it is able to initiate and load into memory before the startup of the operating system allowing it to have full access of the infected computer.

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