You're right. I misread the article where it said that the Windows malware had a rootkit. Checking the linked technical description [0] it looks like the Linux

You're right. I misread the article where it said that the Windows malware had a rootkit. Checking the linked technical description [0] it looks like the Linux version does not require privlage escalation. [0] https://securelist.com/blog/research/67962/the-penquin-turla-2/ https://securelist.com/blog/research/67962/the-penquin-turla...