Windows 10: These are the messages hidden in Belfiore's Windows binary shirt

Read more: http://www.windowscentral.com/joe-be...-build-decoded

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Are these hidden files found by RootkitBuster rootkits?

Not all rootkits/hidden components detected by anti-rootkit (ARK) scanners and security tools
are malicious.

Most ARK tools check for rookit-like behavior which is not always indicative of a malware infection. It is normal for a Firewall, anti-virus and anti-malware software,

CD Emulators, virtual machines,
sandboxes and Host based Intrusion Prevention Systems (HIPS) to exhibit rootkit-like behavior or
hook into the OS kernal/SSDT (System Service Descriptor Table) in order to protect your system. SSDT is a table that stores addresses of functions

that are used by Windows. Whenever a function is called, Windows looks in this table to find the address for it. Both Legitimate programs and rootkits can hook into and alter this table.

Hooking is one of the techniques used by a rootkit to alter the normal execution path of the operating system. Rootkit hooks
are basically installed modules which intercept the principal system services that all programs and the OS rely on. By using a hook, a rootkit can alter the information that the original OS function would have returned. There are many tables in an OS that
can be hooked by a rootkit and those hooks are undetectable unless you know exactly what you're looking for.

API Kernel hooks are not always bad since some system monitoring software and security tools use them as

well. If no hooks are active on a system it means that all system services are handled by ntoskrnl.exe which is a base component of Windows operating systems and the process used in the boot-up cycle of a computer.
ARK scanners do not differentiate between what is good and what is bad...they only report what is found.

Therefore, even on a clean system some hidden essential components may be detected when performing a scan to check for the presence of rootkits. As such, you should not be alarmed if you see any hidden entries created by legitimate programs after performing
a scan.

If you are using a
CD Emulator (Daemon Tools,

Alchohol 120%,
Astroburn,
AnyDVD, etc) be aware that they use rootkit-like techniques techniques to hide from other applications and can interfere with investigative or security tools. This interference can produce misleading
or inaccurate scan results,
false detection of legitimate files, cause unexpected crashes,

BSODs, and general dross. This 'dross' often makes it hard to differentiate between genuine malicious rootkits and the legitimate drivers used by CD Emulators.

In most cases further investigation is requiredafter the initial ARK scan by someone trained in rootkit detection or

with advanced knowledge of the operating system. Report logs need to be analyzed and detected components identified in order to determined if they are benign, system critical or malevolent before attempted removal.

Using an ARK or security scanner without knowing how to tell the difference between legitimate and malicious entries
can be dangerous if a critical component is incorrectly removed.

Some security tools are intended for advanced users, those who are knowledgeable of the Windows registry or to be used under the
guidance of an expert who can interpret the log results and investigate it for malicious entries before taking any removal action. Incorrectly removing legitimate entries could lead to
disastrous problems with your operating system.

You would be better served scanning with a safe tool like Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. When compared to other security tools the
advantage of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is that it uses a proprietary low level driver similar to some anti-rootkit (ARK) scanners to locate hidden files and
special techniques which enable it to detect a wide spectrum of threats including active rootkits,

zero-day malware and malware in the wild. Malwarebytes is designed to be a much more comprehensive scanner than other tools. The anti-rootkit technology in Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.0 is identical to that of Malwarebytes
Anti-Rootkit (mbar).

 

Are these hidden files found by RootkitBuster rootkits?

Just by the name of file, it is not possible to check whether they are safe or not.

You may submit them to Microsoft Malware Protection Center for analysis and after analysis completed you will know whether they are safe or not, take a look at:

Submit Sample to Microsoft Malware Protection Center

 

Looked at that for ten minutes never did see 7 8 9 *Biggrin

 

Because seven ate nine--- That's cool