I was wondering what exactly is a rootkit and are they considered lame? I have heard of them but never bothered to find out what they are. Can someone please tell me What they are and are they lame? Also what they do.... Thanks!
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I was wondering what exactly is a rootkit and are they considered lame? I have heard of them but never bothered to find out what they are. Can someone please tell me What they are and are they lame? Also what they do.... Thanks!
Someone please help me..... :(
I believe:
A rootkit is a collection of programs used to gain root in a machine...often despised because they are primarily used by script kiddies and are just a collection of their favorite progz, kind of the kiddiots toy box.
However, I think that they are not always lame, as a person may develop one that is entirely their own programs, in which case I think they may be a bit respected.
I'm not entirely sure about these, but that's what I have observed about them
So if I make one then it isn't really lame? Hmm...
Rootkits are used by intruders to hide and secure their presence on your system. An intruder achieves complete cloaking capability by relying on an administrator to trust the output of various system programs. This notion is more or less true...most of the time system administrators trust "ps" to display all processes and "ls" to list all files.
A root kit is basically a program or set of programs that a cracker installs on a box that they have rooted. The programs allow them to avoid detection while keeping access to the system. The reason that they have a reputation as being lame is that they're written by someone else and kiddies just install them without really understanding how they work.
guess I was wrong, as politroyx's definition seems more accurate than mine (so many name, acronyms, and slang...It's enough to make a man go crazy!).
I believe much of the reasoning for lameness may still apply here, however.
Hi JRoc,
Here's a google page that should give you plenty of reading material.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=root+kit :)
Thanks, I'm going to try to code my own rootkit. Would that be lame?
Well it depends what u consider "lame" and depends what you will use it for, I guess. I don't think it would be lame if you could code your own, but that still would depend on what you use it for
Ummm, It depends.... If your rootkit gets out in the open and gives kiddies a chance to hack into computers causing a threat in the online community then yeah, it would be lame.... But otherwise it would be a cool rpoject for you to undertake :)
Good luck. They are pretty tough to write, and do properly. Like they said, it isn't used to gain access to a system, it is used once you have access. Basically, you have to modify the way the logging system works, so it never shows that you were on the system. You have to leave a backdoor on the system, that is undetectable. You have to change the way "who" works, so it doesn't show you logged in. You have to change "ps" so it doesn't show any of your processes. etc etc etc.
Quote:
ohhh its like..
"i have bought a gun... i am a murderer ?????"
no u are not unless and until u pull the trigger on someone's head...
intruder...
Hmmm..... Acid, we already have a project, NWP! Btw how is the BSD box coming? Also go on msn cause we gottz to talk.
Wow.. ya' learn something new everyday..
.at least me anyway. =)