SP
2007
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
2007
IEEE
The integrity of kernel code and data is fundamental to the integrity of the computer system. Tampering with the kernel data is an attractive venue for rootkit writers since malic...
IEEEARES
2009
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
2009
IEEE
—Targeting the operating system kernel, the core of trust in a system, kernel rootkits are able to compromise the entire system, placing it under malicious control, while eluding...
ACSAC
2009
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
2009
IEEE
Device drivers on commodity operating systems execute with kernel privilege and have unfettered access to kernel data structures. Several recent attacks demonstrate that such poor...