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azazel

Azazel is a Linux user-mode rootkit based off of a technique from the Jynx rootkit (LD_PRELOAD technique).

azazel is a Linux malware family.

Background

Azazel is a userland rootkit for Linux that builds on the LD_PRELOAD approach pioneered by the Jynx rootkit. It is claimed to be sturdier than Jynx and ships with a considerably larger set of anti-analysis capabilities.

Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).