key logger (FBI or otherwise)

Eugene Leitl Eugene.Leitl at lrz.uni-muenchen.de
Wed Nov 28 05:16:20 EST 2001


On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, P.J. Ponder wrote:

> It seems to me that something like Integrity Master from Stiller Research
> (http://www.stiller.com) would detect the installation of the FBI (or
> other) logger.  This type of anti-virus software notes changes to files,

Of course you use OS functions to access the file system. A virus at OS
level can cloak itself perfectly. You'd have to reboot from a certified
clean source (say, a write-protected Linux floppy) and then mount and
inspect the file system for unauthorized changes.

> and alerts the user if a file changes (or is added to the system), as
> opposed to signature-based anti-virus software that looks for a virus's
> signature.




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