Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 09:13:43 -0500 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: rich@rdrose.org Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd rootkit Message-ID: <3B150017.890B2B70@centtech.com> References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0105301501240.6527-100000@pkl.net>
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I think it was supposed to be a joke. rich@rdrose.org wrote: > > On Wed, 30 May 2001, Andrew Barros wrote: > > Someone should add it in ports. > > Now, to me, that seems like a *reallly* bad idea. Imagine the situation: > Some not so nice person keeps an eye on the ports tree for software with > vulnerabilites that are not yet fixed, or indeed uses FreeBSD and keeps an > up to date ports tree. They will see the words "rootkit". > > Can you imagine that? The look on their face. They'll re-read it. They'll > stop and think for a moment. They'll re-read it again. Then, this thought > will fly through their mind: "If I ever break into a FreeBSD machine, I've > got a free rootkit. I don't even need to bother covering my tracks > cleverly anymore". > > I would suggest *not* putting the rootkit in the ports tree, if only to > save those who have only just installed FreeBSD and are just learning the > Unix world. > > rik > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Anderson anderson@centtech.com Centaur Technology (512) 418-5792 The idea is to die young as late as possible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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