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Re:Show HN: A simple, highly commented, rootkit which attack... by kazinator on Wednesday November 12, 2014 @04:52PM (#8598477)
> if I compile gcc, compile the Linux kernel, and compile python all on a system with this "rootkit" installed, and put the newly built kernel and toolchains on a new system, that system is clean.

Umm, not necessarily. Instances of "World!" in your compiled kernel, toolchain and python have been replaced with "Mrrgan".

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