[H-GEN] Linux backdoor attempt thwarted, just

[Greg Black]

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People who have not seen this story about a backdoor that was
put into the Linux kernel to allow a complete takeover of the
machine should check this out.

This attempt was detected, but it was very clever and it points
to the need for constant vigilance with software.  See the story
at:

    http://www.securityfocus.com/news/7388

Cheers, Greg

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