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.
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Best regards,
Chris
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