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The thread i read told me to download bootkit remover so i did and this is what came up
DaniWeb IT Discussion Community JamesH07 2010
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"Microsoft could just release a patch to look specifically for any widely-deployed bootkit and bluescreen the machine as soon as it is detected."
OSNews 2009
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Security researchers have made the source code for a bootkit that allows hackers to take control of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system available for download.
eWeek - RSS Feeds 2009
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Windows 7 bootkit released - INSECURITY RESEARCHERS in India have released a proof-of-concept bootkit that can be used by an attacker to gain stealthy control of Windows 7 systems.
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Windows 7 bootkit released - INSECURITY RESEARCHERS in India have released a proof-of-concept bootkit that can be used by an attacker to gain stealthy control of Windows 7 systems.
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Microsoft could just release a patch to look specifically for any widely-deployed bootkit and bluescreen the machine as soon as it is detected.
OSNews 2009
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Windows 7 bootkit released - INSECURITY RESEARCHERS in India have released a proof-of-concept bootkit that can be used by an attacker to gain stealthy control of Windows 7 systems.
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I'm assuming that a bootkit like this would be applied by the machine's administrator for the purpose of pirating protected content.
OSNews 2009
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I'm also supposing that you'll want to know if your machine has a bootkit taht as installed without your knowledge.
OSNews 2009
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Security researchers have made the source code for a bootkit that allows hackers to take control of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system available for download.
eWeek - RSS Feeds 2009
alexz commented on the word bootkit
"The use of bootkits in cybercrime is rare but not unprecedented. Two years ago, for example, RSA warned that a banking Trojan called KINS touted VBR (Volume Boot Record) bootkit functionality. The malware was being hawked through a Russian language cybercrime forum at the time." -TheRegister - dec 2015
January 12, 2016