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<blockquote data-quote="Iapepe" data-source="post: 704321" data-attributes="member: 6740">Rootkit Definition (Kaspersky)Rootkit is a term applied to a type of malware that is designed to infect a target PC and allow an attacker to install a set of tools that grant him persistent remote access to the computer. The malware typically will be hidden deep within the operating system and will be designed to evade detection by anti-malware applications and other security tools. The rootkit may contain any number of malicious tools, such as a keystroke logger, a password stealer, a module for stealing credit card or online banking information, a bot for DDoS attacks or functionality that can disable security software. Rootkits typically act as a backdoor that gives the attacker the ability to connect remotely to the infected machine whenever he chooses and remove or install specific components. Some examples of Windows-based rootkits in active use today include <a href="https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/tdss-rootkit-and-dnschanger-unholy-alliance-111411" target="_blank">TDSS</a>, <a href="https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/dissecting-zeroaccess-rootkit-111810" target="_blank">ZeroAccess</a>, <a href="https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/alureon-rootkit-morphs-again-adds-steganography-092611" target="_blank">Alureon</a> and&nbsp; <a href="https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/necurs-rootkit-infections-way-120712" target="_blank">Necurs</a>.<a href="https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/rootkit/1508/1508/" target="_blank">What is a Rootkit?</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Iapepe, post: 704321, member: 6740"] [B]Rootkit Definition (Kaspersky)[/B] [B]Rootkit is a term applied to a type of malware that is designed to infect a target PC and allow an attacker to install a set of tools that grant him persistent remote access to the computer.[/B] The malware typically will be hidden deep within the operating system and will be designed to evade detection by anti-malware applications and other security tools. The rootkit may contain any number of malicious tools, such as a keystroke logger, a password stealer, a module for stealing credit card or online banking information, a bot for DDoS attacks or functionality that can disable security software. Rootkits typically act as a backdoor that gives the attacker the ability to connect remotely to the infected machine whenever he chooses and remove or install specific components. Some examples of Windows-based rootkits in active use today include [URL='https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/tdss-rootkit-and-dnschanger-unholy-alliance-111411']TDSS[/URL], [URL='https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/dissecting-zeroaccess-rootkit-111810']ZeroAccess[/URL], [URL='https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/alureon-rootkit-morphs-again-adds-steganography-092611']Alureon[/URL] and [URL='https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/necurs-rootkit-infections-way-120712']Necurs[/URL]. [URL="https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/rootkit/1508/1508/"]What is a Rootkit?[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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