Adversaries may use rootkits to hide the presence of programs, files, network connections, services, drivers, and other system components. Rootkits are programs that hide the existence of malware by intercepting/hooking and modifying operating system API calls that supply system information.[1]
Rootkits or rootkit enabling functionality may reside at the user or kernel level in the operating system or lower, to include a hypervisor or System Firmware.[2] Rootkits have been seen for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X systems.[3],[4]
Rootkits that reside or modify boot sectors are known as Bootkits and specifically target the boot process of the operating system.
References
- Symantec. (n.d.). Windows Rootkit Overview. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- Wikipedia. (2016, June 1). Rootkit. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- Kurtz, G. (2012, November 19). HTTP iframe Injecting Linux Rootkit. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- Pan, M., Tsai, S. (2014). You can’t see me: A Mac OS X Rootkit uses the tricks you haven't known yet. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
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