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Windows Flaw May Let Hackers Hide Code From AV Scanners |
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Monday, 29 August 2005
by Michel Roth
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A flaw in how Windows handles entries in the all-important registry can be used by hackers to hide evidence of malicious code from a wide swath of commercial anti-virus and anti-spyware scanners, the SANS Internet Storm Center reported Friday. This newly-discovered vulnerability can hide other entries in the registry, hiding malicious code 'autorun' entries, for example, behind this long registry key.
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