How do ADS and Rootkits work?

Outlawstar15a2 · Sep 23, 2009

I don't fully understand how rootkits and ADS work. I know what they are, though I am a little shaky on ADS, but I don't fully understand how they work and mess a system up.

Also hello everyone, it's been a while since I was in the Malware forums. :XD

chaslang · Sep 28, 2009

Since we are way too busy to get into a training session about rootkits and alternate data streams, I will just say they are not always malicious and then I will give you a few links to read. Hopefully this helps.

Rootkits:

http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/46266/unearthing-root-kits.html

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897445.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkit

Alternate Data Streams:

http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1822

http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Alternate_Data_Streams.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(filesystem)

http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=security/altds

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How do ADS and Rootkits work?

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