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.34 Rootkits that reside or modify boot sectors are known as Bootkits and specifically target the boot process of the operating system.
- Symantec Windows Rootkits
- Wikipedia Rootkit
- CrowdStrike Linux Rootkit
- BlackHat Mac OSX Rootkit
使用该技术的组织
| 组织 | 名称 | 国家 |
|---|---|---|
| grp_g0044 | Winnti Group | — |
| grp_g1048 | UNC3886 | — |
| grp_g0139 | TeamTNT | — |
| grp_g0096 | APT41 | China |
| grp_g0106 | Rocke | — |
| grp_g0007 | APT28 | Russia |
断言
尚无指向该技术的公开断言。
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