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   > other cases, from a clean environment.   
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   >> I'll let you have malware and DOS. How's that. Fair?   
   >   
   > DOS? The rootkits I previously listed as being known to BugHunter are   
   > win32 based. They cannot be executed under DOS. I don't agree with the   
   > terminology--only because Windows has no ROOT user, but, I don't get to   
   > choose the lexicon... right? rofl.   
   >   
   > I presently am aware of no rootkits specifically intended for DOS. Not   
   > including malicious TSRs that can hide themselves and included   
   > files/folders by remapping interrupts through them so they can filter   
   > the results. In DOS days, that was known as a form of Stealth. Which   
   > is, imho, what I still consider a rootkit is when I think about it   
   > being designed for Windows. Windows has no user named root. Unix does,   
   > but, not Windows. Stealth just isn't as catchy as rootkit, though...   
      
      
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