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What trojans or malware are known to modify the kernel or other kernel =
mode components?

Geo.
  "Rich"  wrote in message news:44cac451$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     The sales and marketing guy being quoted is either an idiot or a =
liar.  The protection present in x64 systems protects against trojans = and
other bad code that attempt to modify the kernel or other kernel = mode
components.  Well behaved code that calls system APIs is not = affected in
any way.  What makes this guy an idiot or a liar is that = using the well
documented Windows API provides the means to remain = compatible.  Patching
and modifying random code or data in the kernel or = other components is
not portable or compatible from version to version.  = Even you, mike
miller, should be able to see this as you have whined in = the past when a
firewall you used or liked broke because it did stupid = stuff like this.

     As for making it easy for third parties to provide firewalls, =
Microsoft makes a significant effort to not only allow for this but it =
recently made it much easier with the Windows Filtering Platform =
(http://windowssdk.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms758462.aspx).

  Rich


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What trojans or malware are known to =
modify the=20
kernel or other kernel mode components?
 
Geo.

  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:44cac451$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     The
sales and marketing =
guy being=20
  quoted is either an idiot or a liar.  The protection present in =
x64=20
  systems protects against trojans and other bad code that attempt to =
modify the=20
  kernel or other kernel mode components.  Well behaved code that =
calls=20
  system APIs is not affected in any way.  What makes this guy an =
idiot or=20
  a liar is that using the well documented Windows API provides the =
means to=20
  remain compatible.  Patching and modifying random code or data in =
the=20
  kernel or other components is not portable or compatible from version =
to=20
  version.  Even you, mike miller, should be able to see this =
as you=20
  have whined in the past when a firewall you used or liked broke =
because it did=20
  stupid stuff like this.
   
     As for
making it easy =
for third=20
  parties to provide firewalls, Microsoft makes a significant effort to =
not only=20
  allow for this but it recently made it much easier with the Windows =
Filtering=20
  Platform (http://windowssdk.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms758462.aspx"=
>).http://windowssdk.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms758462.aspx).=
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  Rich
   
   

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