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<"Your point on being able to send and receive TCP/IP traffic with out escalating privlidges is a good one. No need to root the box to do what is being talked about in the article. ">

but you would need root privileges to install the software, hence the "escalation" comment.
Posted by: handydan918   Posted on: 10/19/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Message has been deleted.  nightman45 | 10/19/06
Title should read Windows Zombies  Chad_z | 10/19/06
I say yes it would be attacked more  voska | 10/19/06
Linux HAS the marketshare...  Spikey_Mike | 10/19/06
Got proof?  voska | 10/19/06
Arguing the same side?  TripleII | 10/19/06
Until the hacker's software knows what OS the site is using....  Xwindowsjunkie | 10/22/06
*nix share is already there  JDThompson | 10/23/06
Your Linux box is different than mine  NonZealot | 10/19/06
Mostly true.  enduser_z | 10/19/06
Root the box, no...  handydan918 | 10/19/06
I Guess You Missed Yesterday's News...  Scoid | 10/19/06
Guess you also missed the part where the  Linux User 147560 | 10/20/06
Until the next round  crayolakidd | 10/23/06
even extend the Linux logic  crayolakidd | 10/23/06
driver exploit  JDThompson | 10/23/06
Give it up!  crayolakidd | 10/23/06
Internet Bully's and Hackers  mighetto | 10/19/06
Hummm, Need to get the botnets to run Folding@home  dlauer@... | 10/19/06
Should read, All of problem  Boot_Agnostic | 10/19/06
for a consultant, this is a good thing  nix_hed | 10/19/06
This problem is prolonged by the participants..  Scoid | 10/19/06
Technology VS Process  Redhell | 10/24/06
Punishments need to fit the crime  crayolakidd | 10/23/06
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