Thursday, April 6, 2006

Recovery from malware impossible

In a rare discussion about <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1945808,00.asp?kc=ewnws040406dtx1k0000599">the severity of the Windows malware scourge,</A> a Microsoft security official said businesses should consider investing in an automated process to wipe hard drives and reinstall operating systems as a practical way to recover from malware infestation. Offensive rootkits, which are used hide malware programs and maintain an undetectable presence on an infected machine, have become the weapon of choice for virus and spyware writers and, because they often use kernel hooks to avoid detection, IT administrators may never know if all traces of a rootkit have been successfully removed.

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