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Master O
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Re: MAME 0.181
12/30/16 02:52 AM


> > What in particular did the VM get infected with? Lots of Malware, Remote Access
> > Trojans, and Rootkits? I'm merely curious.
>
> I don't think the emulator binary itself contains malware. The trouble is it uses a
> nasty form of copy protection that effectively works as a rootkit. This copy
> protection toolkit is buggy and insecure, and malware can use it as a way in. This is
> one reason why you should never trust invasive DRM/copy protection schemes.

You mean something on the same level as Securom or Safedisc back in the day? Nasty if so!


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* MAME 0.181 Vas Crabb 12/28/16 03:22 AM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 Ice Cream  12/28/16 10:05 PM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 MKFAN  12/29/16 01:08 AM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 Ice Cream  12/29/16 01:24 AM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 MKFAN  12/29/16 02:04 AM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 Haze  12/29/16 02:45 AM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 Master O  12/29/16 05:23 PM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 Vas Crabb  12/30/16 02:38 AM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 Master O  12/30/16 02:52 AM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 Haze  12/29/16 05:39 PM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 SmitdoggAdministrator  12/29/16 01:49 AM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 Ice Cream  12/29/16 02:57 PM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 Haze  12/29/16 03:52 PM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 Ice Cream  12/29/16 08:32 PM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 MKFAN  12/30/16 05:05 PM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 BIOS-D  12/29/16 09:01 PM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 Ashura-X  12/29/16 10:14 PM
. * Re: MAME 0.181 B2K24  12/28/16 07:33 PM

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