 Government-funded Startup Blasts Rootkits |
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 Apr 27 2006, 08:38 PM
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 Bleepin' Conundrum  Group: Global Moderator Posts: 8,540 Joined: 26-April 04 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Md, USA Member No.: 235  |
 A startup funded by the U.S. government's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is ready to emerge from stealth mode with hardware and software-based technologies to fight the rapid spread of malicious rootkits.By Ryan Naraine April 24, 2006 Komoku, of College Park, Md., plans to ship in the summer a beta of Gamma, a new rootkit detection tool that builds on a prototype used by several sensitive U.S. government departments to find operating system abnormalities that may be linked to malicious rootkit activity.... The company's Copilot prototype is a high-assurance PCI card capable of monitoring the host's memory and file system at the hardware level. Gamma, meanwhile, is a separate, software-only clone of Copilot that will target businesses interested in a low-assurance tool to protect laptops and PCs. Komoku has partnered with security vendor Symantec to handle disinfection and restoration after rootkits and other sophisticated forms of malware are detected. Symantec's LiveState product combines with Copilot and Gamma to restore the system to its original state. -------------------- |
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Apr 28 2006, 08:21 AM
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 I can see what you post! Group: Members Posts: 6,311 Joined: 14-February 05 From: Somewhere in North East Ohio Member No.: 12,053 |
And how much is it going to cost?
Sounds like a good idea. Let's hope it's affordable for businesses and schools. -------------------- |
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Apr 28 2006, 11:22 AM
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 Forum Addict Group: HJT Team Posts: 2,346 Joined: 13-September 04 From: SE Wisconsin, US Member No.: 2,698 |
Sounded good until the part: "Komoku has partnered with security vendor Symantec "
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