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Deep Dive Into a Linux Rootkit Malware

This analysis examines a Linux rootkit malware deployed by remote attackers on a compromised CentOS system. The malware consists of a kernel module (sysinitd.ko) and a user-space binary (sysinitd). The kernel module hijacks inbound network traffic using a Netfilter hook, creates procfs entries for …
linux
rootkit
persistence
remote access
2025-01-14
netfilter
sysinitd.ko
sysinitd
procfs
kernel module
command execution
Published: January 14, 2025
Downloadable IOCs: 3
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