Rootkit Packaged for Debian

Erich writes "Debian Developer Simon Richter announced in this posting to debian-devel that he Intends to Package (ITP) a R00tk1t for Debian Linux. The rootkit will make use of debian mechanisms such as diversions to divert the original /bin/ls commands and replace them cleanly by the modified versions. Even reinstalling or upgrading the file-utils package (containing /bin/ls) will then not remove the modified /bin/ls and the rootkit will stay active, being probably the first upgrade-resistant rootkit! This rootkit will then be easy to install by doing "apt-get install rootkit" - a major useability aspect for our fellow wannabe-hackers, making Debian the premier choice for them."

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OBL has installed r00tkit on NSA computers.

[ImaLamer]

Osama Bin Ladin has been caught at Newark airport!

I'm 100% serious guys. He was caught boarding a plane with explosives, no one noticed at first because he was dressed as a woman and has shaved his beard. He was wearing a blond wig and was only noticed because he looked to weigh 250+ pounds.

The extra weight was supposed to be a bomb, but upon inspection it was wired wrong and if he had tried to detonate the bomb the wiring would have only shocked his genitals.