Linux Detecting Rootkits

Posted by nixcraft on Jan 28, 2008 5:26 AM EDT
nixCraft		Mail this story
Print this story

A rootkit is a program designed to take fundamental control of a computer system, without authorization by the system’s owners and legitimate managers. Most rootkits use the power of the kernel to hide themselves, they are only visible from within the kernel. How do I detect rootkits under CentOS or Debian Linux server?

Full Story

  Nav
» Read more about: Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Debian, Fedora, GNU, Linux, Red Hat

« Return to the newswire homepage

Subject Topic Starter Replies Views Last Post
not if system is already compromised gus3 2 1,811 Jan 28, 2008 11:59 AM

You cannot post until you login.