> This is a pretty pointless idea. If someone has root on your machine for even 500ms that's already too late to trust any of its state without a complete reinstall (and even this is not enough for an advanced attacker).
As the article says, he just wanted it shut down. Fixing it can come later, but stopping it from sitting on your network sending out millions of spam e-mails is still useful.
As the article says, he just wanted it shut down. Fixing it can come later, but stopping it from sitting on your network sending out millions of spam e-mails is still useful.