Rootkit
Frank Cox
theatre at sasktel.net
Sat Oct 20 21:41:22 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.
Some are.
> I know Windows from about XP have a kernel but it really does
> little.
All operating systems have a kernel. The kernel controls everything. Your
statement is 100% incorrect.
The Commodore 64 has a kernel. MSDOS has a kernel. And so on.
> The rootkit designs I saw were aimed at the kernel for some reason
Kernel rootkits make sense, if you're planning a rootkit. Read my statement
above to see why.
> No where could I find mention of a Linux rootkit.
You didn't look very hard. I can find all kinds of mention. Type "kernel
rootkit" into google and enjoy.
Now... did you have any point to make when you posted your message, or a
question that you wanted to ask?
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