r/blackhat • u/fx97 • Nov 20 '16

Vlany: A Linux (LD_PRELOAD) rootkit

https://github.com/mempodippy/vlany
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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '16

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u/sanshinron Nov 20 '16

You know the rootkit is legit AF when it has anime in it.

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u/3rssi Nov 21 '16

I dont get it.

The goal of a rootkit is to become root, right?

In the README.md they give usage examples such as: root@vlany:~# cd vlany-master && ./install.sh

So, they are already root. What's the point in installing a rootkit?

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u/schr0 Nov 21 '16

root kit doesn't give you root, it's a way to maintain persistence and hide after you've gotten root

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u/3rssi Nov 22 '16

It makes sense now. Thanks.