Microsoft takes aim at rootkits, misses

By Sam Gentle on Jan 20, 2012 11:02AM

Red Hat, Canonical raise objections at Linux.conf.au.

Open Source companies Red Hat and Canonical have highlighted serious concerns about a plan to rid the world of rootkits, arguing that UEFI technology is "buggy". UEFI is an attempt to address the recent explosion in the number of viruses and other malware targeting low-level system services. ...

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