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Re: RE: when will AV vendors fix this???


From: "Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 14:48:51 -0400

On 8/7/06, Thomas D. <whistl0r () googlemail com> wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bipin Gautam
> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 9:21 AM
> Subject: when will AV vendors fix this???
>
> to keep things simple, let me give you a situation;
>
> if there is a directory/file a EVIL_USER is willing to hide from
> antivirus scanner all he has to do is fire up a command prompt & run
> the command;
>
> cacls.exe TORJANED_FILE_OR_DIRECTORY_NAME /T /C /P EVIL_USER:R
>
>
> next time EVEN when the administrator starts the antivirus "system
> scan" the TORJANED_FILE_OR_DIRECTORY_NAME   will be effectively
> bypassed as the ownership of the directory is just of the user account
> named; EVIL_USER and the antivirus "manual scan" is running just with
> the privilage of ADMINISTRATOR>
>
> by this way a malicious executable can remain hidden in the system
> BYPASSING THE SCAN even when the AV scanner is run by administrator!!!

But I cannot execute this file, becaus I have no access.
If I get access, the anti-virus program will also get access...

So I might be able hide something, but I can't do anything.

Well, there would be an access denied message for most AV scanners
when it hit the file in question and couldnt even get a read.

-JP

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