Re: Round One: "DLL Proxy" Attack Easily Hijacks SSL from Internet Explorer
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, der Mouse wrote:
> Depends. Does it include the tools necessary to sign my own code?
>
> If so, what's to stop a malware creator from using those same tools to
> sign the attack vector?
How does the malware author get the private half of a public key you
trust for software installations?
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