Rootkits: The Next Big Enterprise Threat?
In my post on March 21st, I explained the inner workings of how a Rootkit operates. They're nefarious little buggers that are hard to find and even harder to get rid of. If you haven't yet read that explanation, take a look at the link in this paragraph to educate yourself.
Following on with this problem...
...last week's InfoWorld had a feature stories on the proliferation of rootkits and how they just might be the "Next Big Enterprise Threat". Now, we've heard a lot of wind and blowing about NBET's, from SpyWare, to Viruses, to Social Hacking. But, the NBET problem with rootkits is in how they inject themselves between processes and hijack inter-process calls to cloak themselves. Removing them from that chain could cause a system crash, making them very hard to get rid of.
InfoWorld's piece discusses rootkits in detail and provides some interesting commentary on their NBET-ness. Check it out here.
Have you had problems with rootkits? Has their removal caused major system malfunction? Are you aware you might have rootkits on your system? Tell us about it...
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