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  • 'Blue Pill' Prototype Creates 100% Undetectable Malware

    06/28/2006 7:35:03 PM PDT · by HAL9000 · 32 replies · 2,587+ views
    PC Magazine (excerpt) ^ | June 28, 2006 | Ryan Naraine
    Excerpt - A security researcher with expertise in rootkits has created a working prototype of new technology that is capable of creating malware that remains "100 percent undetectable," even on Windows Vista x64 systems. Joanna Rutkowska, a stealth malware researcher at Singapore-based IT security firm COSEINC, says the new Blue Pill concept uses AMD's SVM/Pacifica virtualization technology to create an ultra-thin hypervisor that takes complete control of the underlying operating system. Rutkowska plans to discuss the idea and demonstrate a working prototype for Windows Vista x64 at the end at the SyScan Conference in Singapore on July 21 and at...