Intel working on rootkit detection techniques
Intel is working on a research project that would immediately notify PC users if they inadvertently download a rootkit like the XCP (extended copy protection) software found on certain music CDs shipped by Sony , researchers said Tuesday.
Intel held an open house for press, analysts, students and employees in Folsom, Calif., Tuesday to showcase some of its projects and talk a little about its vision of the future of computing. That future involves relieving humans of serving as the gatekeepers for reams of information flowing between computers and people, said David Tennenhouse, vice president of Intel's Technology Group and director of research at the company.
"We need to connect the computers directly to the data, so the human beings don't have to be the I/O channel, and elevate the role of the human being to a more supervisory role," Tennenhouse said.
