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RE: Rootkit For Spyware? Hide your adware from
From: James.Cupps () sappi com
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:05:02 -0400
Skill is skill. You are right in that they are two different skill sets but most of the people that would have the ability to do one are also capable of the other. Logically you are right. One does not lead to the other. It is inaccurate inductive (specific to general [did I do that right]) reasoning. That said I am willing to bet that if they are able to actually write a kit they would be able to eventually track down someone selling them on the web. If they wanted to put enough time to it that is. Besides I was just musing. Sorry for the hot air. James Cupps Information Security Officer -----Original Message----- From: Harlan Carvey [mailto:keydet89 () yahoo com] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 10:48 AM To: Cupps, James Subject: RE: [Full-disclosure] Rootkit For Spyware? Hide your adware from Fine, but what's the correlation between being able to write a rootkit, and being able to track someone across the Internet? --- James.Cupps () sappi com wrote:
True, points taken. James Cupps Information Security Officer -----Original Message----- From: Harlan Carvey [mailto:keydet89 () yahoo com <mailto:keydet89 () yahoo com>
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Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 9:38 AM To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com Cc: Cupps, James; avalon () cairo anu edu au Subject: RE: [Full-disclosure] Rootkit For Spyware? Hide your adware fromIt depends on which kit they based it on. My guess is these guys weren't good enough to do the coding themselves so they stole someone else's code.That, or they're learning (rootkit coding training via Blackhat), or they're simply purchasing it (there are folks who do custom rootkit coding for hire).Of course I can' t think of any rootkits under any kind of license so I guess it isn't really stealing. Maybe the kits' authors should track these bozo's down and ask for some compensation. Theyareprobably good enough to find them.I don't see a correlation between coding and tracking someone down. Also, as stated, there are some who are already writing rootkits for pay. This message may contain information which is private, privileged or confidential and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named in the message. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender thereof and destroy / delete the message. Neither the sender nor Sappi Limited (including its subsidiaries and associated companies) shall incur any liability resulting directly or indirectly from accessing any of the attached files which may contain a virus or the like.
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- RE: Rootkit For Spyware? Hide your adware from James . Cupps (Sep 23)
- RE: Rootkit For Spyware? Hide your adware from Harlan Carvey (Sep 23)
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- RE: Rootkit For Spyware? Hide your adware from James . Cupps (Sep 23)
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