Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

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On root kits and TPMs:

There was some IHUB discussion on root kits a year ago. Here are 2 links to help understand the issue:

https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/news/Industry_Data/Whitepaper_Rootkit_Strom_v3.pdf

Of the many types of infection, rootkits are the most troubling. A rootkit is a special software program that hides on a
PC without the user's knowledge or permission. Rootkits can perform many nefarious functions, capturing and
forwarding passwords and other confidential information, sending out spam, attacking other machines, or allowing
remote control of the machine's operations. This can expose an enterprise to legal liability as well as potential data
loss on the individual PCs that have been compromised.
The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) has been working for years to create building blocks for trusted hardware and
software that makes PCs and other systems less vulnerable to rootkits and other malware. In this TCG white paper,
we explore what makes rootkits so dangerous and how TCG technology can be used to stop their spread.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkit