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Open source release takes Linux rootkits mainstream (The Register)
The Register covers
the release of an open-source rootkit. "When implemented,
Immunity's DR, or Debug Register, makes backdoors and other types of
malware extremely difficult to detect or eradicate. It's notable because it
cloaks itself by burrowing deep inside a server's processor and availing
itself of debugging mechanisms available in Intel's chip architecture. The
rootkit, in other words, mimics a kernel debugger."
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Open source release takes Linux rootkits mainstream (The Register) Posted Sep 5, 2008 19:23 UTC (Fri) by flewellyn (subscriber, #5047) [Link]
Alarmism aside, I think this is actually a good thing. By seeing how a rootkit can work, we gain more information on how to combat them.
Open source release takes Linux rootkits mainstream (The Register) Posted Sep 6, 2008 9:19 UTC (Sat) by trey (subscriber, #37500) [Link] More information in the original announcement.
Open source release takes Linux rootkits mainstream (The Register) Posted Sep 11, 2008 16:06 UTC (Thu) by job (subscriber, #670) [Link]
This means Linux can finally be accepted by the music industry. Yay! :D
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