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Legitimate ‘rootkits’ soften Vista security
Saturday, June 10th, 2006
Windows Vista will be better equipped to protect itself from malicious rootkits than its 
predecessor, Windows XP, but because so many "legitimate" applications use rootkit techniques, Microsoft has decided to implement two crucial anti-rootkit technologies only in 64-bit versions of its new operating system.
Rootkits are powerful programs that alter — or patch — the kernel of an operating system. This allows them to hide the existence of certain files or applications from the underlying OS. This practice dates back to UNIX systems in the mid 1980s but it is now commonly being used by malware authors to hide viruses and spyware from Windows-based security applications. Legitimate ‘rootkits’ soften Vista security: ZDNet Australia: News: Security
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