| Port No | 33567 |
| Service Name | T0rnRootkit |
| RFC Doc | 0 |
| Protocol | TCP |
| Description | A Tornrootkit is a set of software tools frequently used by a third party (usually an intruder) after gaining access to a computer system. These tools are intended to conceal running processes, files or system data, which helps an intruder maintain access to a system without the user's knowledge. Rootkits are known to exist for a variety of operating systems such as Linux, Solaris and versions of Microsoft Windows. A computer with a rootkit on it is called a rooted computer. |
| Reference Link | More Information |
| Attack | Name:TornRootkit There is a body of opinion that holds this to be forbiddingly impractical. Even if the nature and composition of a rootkit is known, the time and effort of a system administrator with the necessary skills or experience would be better spent re-installing the operating system from scratch. "I suppose traditional rootkits could be made to be as hard to remove as possible even when found, but I doubt this is much incentive for that, because the typical reaction of an experienced sysadmin on finding a rooted system is to save the data files, then reformat. This is so even if the rootkit is very well known and can be removed 100%." Rootkit Question There is a way to delete a rootkit using another filesystem driver when the system is online. Rkdetector v2.0 implements a way to wipe hidden files when the system is running using its own NTFS and FAT32 filesystem driver. Once erased and after a system reboot, rootkit files will not be loaded because data contained is corrupted. |
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