Want to know about Rootkits ?

You may noticed that while you perform scan for the virus with an anti virus software, it may sometimes display Rootkits found. Want to know about the Rootkits? Here is a small description about the Rootkits. Rootkit is a software which is a program or a combination of more programs that are designed to hide the fact that a system has been compromised. The rootkits are to be installed by the attacker in the target machine phisically by himself or by exploiting the system vulnerabilities. Once the rootkit is installed in the target system, the attacker can modify the system files and hide the running process of the attacker installed files. The rootkits often forms a back door in the system allowing the attacker to steal the data from the system without knowing the user.
Actually Rootkits are evolved as a software to handle the system when the system falls in to a non-responsive state. Later the hackers have turned this to a malware. The applications which creates the virtual devices like Demon Tools uses the Rootkits to hide certain system activity and to supress certain process of the system. The Kaspersky antivirus uses the rootkits to hide and protect their files from the attack of the malwares.
Most antiviruses are not capable of finding the rootkits. Even some of the antiviruses found certain types of rootkits, they cannot find all types of the Rookits. Fortunatley softwares for finding the Rootkits (like Rootkit Revealer) are available in the market for finding and deleting the Rootkits. Most of the Rootkits are installed in the target machine by the user in the form of patch or key generator. Lots of Rootkits are available in the internet for downloading. If you want one visit: http://vx.netlux.org/.