[sc_markt]

These is probably a stupid thought but here goes.

Suppose I had just installed a bunch of legit apps on a new mac and was content that everything was ok (because I've never downloaded any shareware or browsed the web yet). At this point, I decide to back up my library, system library, and user library to a CD.
Later, lets say I download some shareware and get a rootkit from it.
Would it be possible to drag the backed up libraries from the CD and overwrite the existing libraries and in the process, would this erase the rootkit(s)?

- Mark

[Chuckit]

Maybe, maybe not. It depends on how the rootkit installed itself. Restoring those directories by dragging them off a CD could introduce new vulnerabilities as well.

[sc_markt]

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Maybe, maybe not. It depends on how the rootkit installed itself. Restoring those directories by dragging them off a CD could introduce new vulnerabilities as well.

Yeah, I thought it was probably a stupid idea but I had to ask.
Thanks for the reply.

- Mark