All about ROOTKITS in Cyber Security !!
Rootkit is a software program, typically malicious, that provides privileged, root level access to a computer while concealing its presence on that machine. Rootkit tools (popular ones) · Purple Fox · MoonBounce · TDSS Rootkit types · Hypervisor rootkit: It takes advantage of the hardware virtualization and is installed between the hardware and the kernel acting as the real hardware. · Kernel rootkit: Kernel Rootkits are specifically designed to attack the core of your operating system and change its functioning. · Bootloader rootkit: The bootloader rootkit attacks the legit bootloader and replaces it with the hacked one so that attackers could control the system boot. · Application rootkit: Application Rootkits re...