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Symantec ‘Rootkit’

January 13, 2006 at 6:14 am · Filed under Miscellaneous, Operating Systems

Symantec has been [caught putting a simple ‘rootkit’](http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1910077,00.asp) type feature in the latest version of SystemWorks. Though the idea was much more benevolent than Sony’s recent attempt at a rootkit, it still stinks of a growing trend of commercial products that just don’t seem trustworthy anymore.

I switched from Symantec to Trend Micro last year, but only because the SystemWorks product seemed to really slow my PC down.

[(Link)](http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1910077,00.asp)

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Writing an OS

November 2, 2005 at 8:58 pm · Filed under Operating Systems

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p>I’m not sure if I’ll ever do anything such as write my own operating system, but I have gotten a little interested in it after looking at projects such as MenuetOS. Of course, I wouldn’t expect it would get anywhere and probably wouldn’t be of use except to myself. However, the knowledge and experience gained might be worth it, plus…it’s just darn fun! Read the rest of this entry »

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