home directory

2024-08-25

A home directory (or user folder on Windows) is a directory assigned to a user account intended for them to keep their personal files.

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plaintext

2024-08-25

Plaintext refers to human-readable data on a computer system.

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rsh

2024-08-25

The restricted shell (rsh) is used to set up environments that are more restricted than the standard shell.

bash provides rbash as a restricted shell ...

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runtimeprocessinfection-anonymous2002

2024-08-25

Runtime Process Infection

by anonymous (2002)

Phrack Magazine. Issue 59 article 8.

https://phrack.org/issues/59/8.html

Notes ...
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SOCKS

2024-08-25

SOCKS is an Internet protocol that enables traffic to flow between a client and server through a proxy server.

SOCKS5 operates in a similar manner as ...

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SSH forwarding/tunneling

2024-08-25

SSH forwarding or tunneling is a secure and encrypted pathway from a user’s local machine to a remote location over the SSH protocol.

With the ...

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LKM

2024-08-24

A Loadable Kernel Module is a piece of software that extends the existing kernel that can be loaded or unloaded dynamically.

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root user

2024-08-24

The root user (aka the super user) on Linux and Unix-like operating systems is also known as the super user. This user has the highest level of ...

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sshfucker

2024-08-24

sshfucker is a sshd infector that is able to intercept calls to crypt() and md5_password as well as PAM in sshd. sshfucker is featured Runtime Process ...

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botnet

2024-08-23

A botnet is a type of malware that creates a network of infected (zombie) hosts that can be controlled as a group by an attacker.

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