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| This is a Microsoft information page about RootKits.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/RootkitRevealer.mspx
Note in particular this paragraph:
"Is there a sure-fire way to know of a rootkit's presence ?
In general, not from within a running system. A kernel-mode rootkit can control any aspect of a system's behavior so information returned by any API, including the raw reads of Registry hive and file system data performed by RootkitRevealer, can be compromised. While comparing an on-line scan of a system and an off-line scan from a secure environment such as a boot into an CD-based operating system installation is more reliable, rootkits can target such tools to evade detection by even them.
The bottom line is that there will never be a universal rootkit scanner, but the most powerful scanners will be on-line/off-line comparison scanners that integrate with antivirus."
CAPS defeats RootKit attacks by using a SEPARATE, SECURE and COST EFFECTIVE authentication channel - the phone service - to allow or block pending transactions at the consumer's discretion.
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