#root kit

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A root kit or rootkit is a software suite, most often malicious in nature, which is designed to allow an unauthorized user to have root privileges on a system. As early as 1983, rootkits were foreseen by a creator Unix, Ken Thompson, who described an attacker subverting the C compiler and using a code injection technique to allow unauthorized system access.

A Basic Understanding Of What A Root Kit Is A Keep Component Of The Take Down Of Evil Corp.

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Ran into this malware/scareware this week at work. It's been a few years since I have touched a machine with malware of any kind and this was an interesting refresher (I used to work for an Anti Virus company).

In the end I imaged the users computer and was able to recover some of his personal files. Imaging was done instead of the removal process because it is generally much much faster than trying to get the infection out. 

More information about this software can be found here.

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And the spy and invasion of privacy saga continues, but this time XDA Recognized Developer TrevE seems to have hit the very core of most of what is happening with devices. You may recall from a few articles back that we started talking about something called CIQ or Carrier iQ. This is, essentially, a piece of software that is embedded into most mobile devices, not just Android but Nokia, Blackberry, and likely many more. According to TrevE, the software is installed as a rootkit software in the RAM of devices where it resides. This software basically is completely hidden from view and in it virtually invisible, and worst of all, rather complicated to kill (some devices more so than others and you will see why in a few minutes). This is given root like rights over the device, which means that it can do everything it pleases and you will have nothing to say about it.

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