Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linuxinterfaceforon access scanning

[Arjan van de Ven]

On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 18:29:44 +0100
Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > And this can be done from userland with the preload: the
> > "workaround" from the preload assumes you've already executed
> > malicious code, which is outside of your protection scope.
> > 
> > What am I missing?
> 
> Scripts

get either opened or exec'd...

(ignoring stdin-fed scripts right now.. but that's a problem regardless)

> Attempts to screen content

can you explain?

> Exec occuring after ld.so is compromised

this is post-compromise scenario; if you have enough root rights to do
that then it's game over.


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