basic - continued

[Amedee Van Gasse]

On 06-02-10 22:00, Knapp wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Amedee Van Gasse
> <amedee-ubuntu at amedee.be>  wrote:
>> On 06-02-10 14:26, Odd wrote:
>>
>>> That is true, but at least a rootkit can't be installed.
>>
>> amedee at fangorn:~$ apt-cache search rootkit
>> chkrootkit - rootkit detector
>> rkhunter - rootkit, backdoor, sniffer and exploit scanner
>> unhide - Forensic tool to find hidden processes and ports
>>
>> If a rootkit can't be installed, then why is there software to check for
>> rootkits?
>
*snip*
>

It was a rhetorical question... ;-)