RE: [lists] root kit detection/penetration

["Curt Purdy" <bess () inu net>]

cdewitt () indepthsec com
> What are the best practices for penetration testing the 
> viability of placing root kits on a client's external servers 
> - vpn, web, app...?
>
> And, while I'm asking - what are the best practices or 
> countermeasures for root kit placement?
>
> What root kits are still viable/current?

You can use metasploit to test if a machine has a vulnerability that allows
uploading and executing a prog.  If so you can upload and install a rootkit
like fu (rootkit.com).

Curt Purdy CISSP, GSNA, GSEC, MCSE+I, CNE, CCDA
Information Security Officer
Information Systems Security
purdy () infosysec net
443.846.4231


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