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Rootkit meaning
A set of software tools used by a third party to gain unauthorized access to a computer system and control the system while concealing itself from the user.
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The Rootkit Buster software has now disappeared from cybersecurity firm Trend Micro’s website.
If you are impacted by a rootkit, the best way to recover is to fully reinstall the operating system and install or reinstall firmware.
According to ESET, the discovery of a “UEFI rootkit,” which can remain on a computer even after the hard disk has been wiped, is the first known instance of such a program being spotted in the wild.
Security researchers at ESET have reported the discovery of the first Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) rootkit in the wild, called LoJax.
Brian Shields, a former systems security advisor for Nortel, led an internal investigation on the breach and exposed rootkit software on at least two machines in 2009 that allowed hackers to control them remotely and monitor email.
Despite the original discovery in 2004 and the subsequent investigation that led to the rootkit detection in 2009, Nortel allegedly ignored the problem and failed to disclose it to potential buyers of its business.