Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 10:17:24 -0500 (EST) From: Brian Tao <taob@io.org> To: Stephen Fisher <lithium@cia-g.com> Cc: FREEBSD-SECURITY-L <freebsd-security@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Risk of having bpf0? (was URGENT: Packet sniffer found on my system) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961212101626.22183H-100000@nap.io.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.961212073226.2381E-100000@maslow.cia-g.com>
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On Thu, 12 Dec 1996, Stephen Fisher wrote:
>
> Can't the hacker just recompile the kernel with bpf support and then use
> it, though?
You would have to reboot the machine for a new kernel to take
effect, and hopefully your kernel is included in whatever trojan horse
scans you do.
--
Brian Tao (BT300, taob@io.org, taob@ican.net)
Senior Systems and Network Administrator, Internet Canada Corp.
"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"
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