Rootkit

Chris racerx at makeworld.com
Sat Oct 20 21:34:03 UTC 2007


On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:29:53 -0600
Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:

>     I put rootkit in Google and learned they are mainly aimed at 
> Windows. I know Windows from about XP have a kernel but it really
> does little. The rootkit designs I saw were aimed at the kernel for
> some reason. No where could I find mention of a Linux rootkit.
> 
> 

Karl - 

	Trust me - there ARE rootkits that work under *nix of all
types. That's why it's a good idea to install chkrootkit.

	In fact - Sony got busted for having some sorta rootkit on
blank media some time back.

-- 
Best regards,
Chris
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