Advances in Rootkits

Some rootkits can evade even the best rootkit detectors. Here's how.

ITPro Today

July 14, 2006

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Some rootkits can evade even the best rootkit detectors. How? By not running any processes and instead hiding themselves inside of drivers and in kernel threads along with some other nifty tricks. For more on these latest malware tactics check out Symantec's brief analysis, "Raising the Bar: Rustock.A and Advances in Rootkits.

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