Windows rootkits的首次出现在发现DOS隐形病毒大约10年之后,它的编写者还提供了一个有关它的起源、首次运行情况及功能的概述.人们一旦弄清楚如何开发rootkits技术,就开始把这些技术运用到大量的恶意程序之中.然而,在最初的阶段,恶意rootkits的数量及其应用的方式相对来说还是小规模的.
Introduction
UNIX rootkits
Stealth viruses
Origins and popularization
The first Windows rootkits
Rootkits – mass production
Rootkits and scandal
Anti-rootkit hysteria
Vendor independent anti-rootkits
Proof of concept rootkits
Recent trends
The mythical rootkit
Non-Windows rootkits
Almost-rootkits
Rootkits – a few final thoughts
Conclusion
This article is the third in a series devoted to the evolution of viruses and anti-virus solutions. I see evolution as being both a chronological set of events and a logical thread connecting a series of changes. Thus, my goal is to present each topic in a clearly logical and chronological manner so as to make it interesting to the general reader.
