Know,What is Rootkit and How can you Identified them

ROOTKIT

Rootkit is the computer software application, usually malicious, design and develop to enables the administrator level access to the computer or computer network that is not permitted to authorized users. Rootkit is the connection of two word - root that is a UNIX/Linux term which means administrator of windows and kit that describes the programs that allows other people to obtain admin level access without informing the end user.

Typically, before install the rootkit on the computer systems, cyber criminals first obtains the user level access via exploiting a known vulnerability or hacking computer user password. When rootkit is installed in computer system, it permits the crackers to mask intrusion and gain privileged access of computer systems and its software by using lower layers of the operating system that makes it almost undetectable by the anti-virus software.

Rootkit is more difficult to identify because it is activated before the completion of operating system boot up. Rootkits are capable to intercept data from terminals network connection and keyboards. Rootkits themselves are not harmful and generally associated with malware-like virus, worms, Trojan that removes their presence and action from the computer user.There is no anti-virus and anti spyware availble that can completely detects and removes the all known and unknown rootkits but still some detection ways are exist like behavioural based method (some unusual and strangs activity on your computer system), signature scanning and memory dump analysis.

How to Detect Rootkit:-

There is no anti-virus and anti spyware availble that can completely detects and removes the all known and unknown rootkits but still some detection ways are exist:-

Memory Analysis:- Always keep your eyes on all the enterance points for the processor, records of library calls from DLLs that may hooked or redirected to other function, loading device drive and others.

Expose API dishonesty:- RootkitRevealer is the rootkit detection application for the windows.This 190 KB binary scouts out the registry hives, file system locations, watches the information that is hidden from the windows API, directory index and master file table.

Always install latest version of antivirus and malware protection software from leading antivirus and security vendors.

Harden workstation or server against the cyber attacks as possible.

Update Computer Firewall to protect against the rootkits.

If Rootkit Is Not Removed: You are unable to remove rootkit from computer system, in this case you  may try to reinstall computer’s operating system and security software.

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