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Undetectable Rootkit? Prove It
David Utter
Staff Writer
2007-06-29
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A quartet of security researchers want Joanna Rutkowska to build a version of her Blue Pill rootkit and show it can be made undetectable.
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If Dino Dai Zovi, Peter Ferrie, Nate Lawson, and Thomas Ptacek want to see Blue Pill in action, someone will have to fork over some big bucks first.
Security Focus reported that it will take about $416,000 for Rutkowska and the co-founder of her Invisible Things Lab to develop the code to commercial-grade quality.
She isn't shirking from the challenge at all. On her Invisible Things blog, Rutkowska suggested using five machines for the contest where rootkit detectors would try to find the rootkit.
Lawson of Root Labs said on ZDNet they want to use two laptops for the test, and dismissed the possibility that Rutkowska could beat the challenge:
Lawson said there are no fine-print or caveats. "Our goal is to make the ground rules as simple as possible and in Rutkowska's (right) favor as much as possible, given that we think a 100% undetectable rootkit is impossible," he declared.
"If Thomas Ptacek and his colleges are so certain that they found a panacea for virtualization based malware, then I'm sure that they will be able to find sponsors willing to financially support this challenge," Rutkowska said on her blog.
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Tags: Blue Pill, Rootkit, Joanna Rutkowska
About the Author:
David Utter is a business and technology writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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