At 14.21 26/07/01, civileme wrote:
>A rootkit is an exploitation tool. It replaces selected binaries with
>hacked versions
>that simply ignore a few files the cracker wants to stay hidden.
>
>ps, ls and slocate are often targets for rootkitting, find often less
>so. One of our
>experts was cracked and rootkitted and noticed a few rogue directories by
>using find. top is also a target so that it doesn't show the odd forkbomb
>and netstat
>so the occasional, gratuitous bank-cracking, and the entertaining nestea
>against
>some perceived enemy by a 13-year old using your computer does not show
>on the network activity. loggers are also sometimes targeted.
>
>So now you know what a rootkit is.
>
>Civileme
Thank you.
Olaf
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