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| Subject: | Re: [Full-disclosure] Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotagedhosts-file lookup |
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| Date: | Tue, 18 Apr 2006 01:06:22 +0200 |
On 2006-04-15 Thor (Hammer of God) wrote:
It's a simple method to bypass malicious host file modification.
Make that "pointless method" and it's correct. To modify the hosts file (or its location) malware would need administrative privileges. With admin privileges the malware can do whatever it pleases, including but not limited to bypassing or replacing the entire DNS resolver. Regards Ansgar Wiechers -- "All vulnerabilities deserve a public fear period prior to patches becoming available." --Jason Coombs on Bugtraq
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