Module 0166: Malware in Linux

Tak Auyeung, Ph.D.

April 25, 2009
1 About this module
2 Malware in Linux? No way!
3 Rootkits
 3.1 Nature
 3.2 Vector
 3.3 Detection
4 Viruses
 4.1 Nature
 4.2 Vectors
 4.3 Detection
5 General preventive measures
 5.1 Bastille
 5.2 Strong passwords
 5.3 No plain-text username/password transmission
 5.4 Disable browser plug-ins
 5.5 Use ‘clamfs’ for browser cache
 5.6 Minimize root daemons