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Re: RE: softnyx install rootkits

From: Dude VanWinkle (dudevanwinklegmail.com)
Date: Mon Sep 11 2006 - 20:30:26 CDT

On 11 Sep 2006 19:01:09 -0000, evilrabbigmail.com <evilrabbigmail.com> wrote:
> Anything that totally alters the way windows works (eg inline function hooking) reguardless of the reason is a rootkit. What's even worse about gameguard is they don't tell you.
>

I thought a rootkit was a driver/etc running as system, or the windows
equivalent of root?

-JP

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