Rootkit - The Malware Ninja
Have you ever heard of rootkit? I'm sure that most of you have, but for those who doesn't, rootkit is software designed to infiltrate your operating system stealthily. Then, it will create a backdoor in your system so the hackers can gain access into it.
It serve just like the Japanese ninja in ancient time for its creator. It's almost impossible to detect the rootkit when your operating system is running. But, even though a rootkit is like a ninja, that doesn't mean that you cannot remove it from your system at all.
Scan your computer during boot time to detect the rootkit as it cannot hide its presence during that time. Another way to remove it is by using the Rootkit Revealer from SysInternal. Search it on Google and you will find it.
Some antivirus do provide boot time scanning such as Avast! Antivirus. So, if you're trying to find antivirus that can do just that, you can try Avast!. Big company like Sony also used rootkit previously in their CD's.
They used it to prevent people from pirating their CD's. However, this shows that they can infiltrate your sytem. Even though it does nothing much, except something related to their audio, still, it's unethical.
Finally, Sony has to remove all the XCP rootkit but the software that they provided to remove the rootkit actually brings a lot more security vulnerabilities. But in the end, they remove the rootkit from all their CD's.
As you can see, even big company can install a rootkit into your system. I'm afraid that more and more people are using this method in order to infiltrate our system by disguising it inside a software.
I guess it's better to use MAC for the safety reasons.
It serve just like the Japanese ninja in ancient time for its creator. It's almost impossible to detect the rootkit when your operating system is running. But, even though a rootkit is like a ninja, that doesn't mean that you cannot remove it from your system at all.
Scan your computer during boot time to detect the rootkit as it cannot hide its presence during that time. Another way to remove it is by using the Rootkit Revealer from SysInternal. Search it on Google and you will find it.
Some antivirus do provide boot time scanning such as Avast! Antivirus. So, if you're trying to find antivirus that can do just that, you can try Avast!. Big company like Sony also used rootkit previously in their CD's.
They used it to prevent people from pirating their CD's. However, this shows that they can infiltrate your sytem. Even though it does nothing much, except something related to their audio, still, it's unethical.
Finally, Sony has to remove all the XCP rootkit but the software that they provided to remove the rootkit actually brings a lot more security vulnerabilities. But in the end, they remove the rootkit from all their CD's.
As you can see, even big company can install a rootkit into your system. I'm afraid that more and more people are using this method in order to infiltrate our system by disguising it inside a software.
I guess it's better to use MAC for the safety reasons.
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