Open Source Release Takes Linux Rootkits Mainstream

Courtesy Linux Today  Fri, 09/05/2008 - 09:32

The Register: "The art of burying invisible malware deep inside a Linux machine is about to go mainstream, thanks to a new open-source rootkit released Thursday by Immunity Security, a firm that supplies tools for penetration testers."


 

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