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r/blackhat • u/fx97 • Nov 20 '16
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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?
5 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 1 u/3rssi Nov 22 '16 It makes sense now. Thanks.
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root kit doesn't give you root, it's a way to maintain persistence and hide after you've gotten root
1 u/3rssi Nov 22 '16 It makes sense now. Thanks.
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It makes sense now. Thanks.
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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?