Rootkits are a very popular technique among intruders to hide themselves in compromised machines. Some rootkits are also used by Worms and DDoS tools to help hide themselves before they launch an attack. An intrusion can remain undetected for months when such a tool is used by an attacker. This all sounds very 1337, so why talk about it on a Scumware site? Well, the whole can of worms is about to explode.
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