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Linux Rootkits

Linux Rootkits is a category of persistent, stealthy malware that subverts the Linux operating system by altering its kernel or user-space utilities to gain unauthorized privileged access while evading detection.

41

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2.5K

Citations

107

Authors

41

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

7

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Publications

41

Automated detection of persistent kernel control-flow attacks

Nick L. Petroni, Michael Hicks · 2007 · 298 citations

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Countering kernel rootkits with lightweight hook protection

Zhi Wang, Xuxian Jiang, Weidong Cui et al. · 2009 · 224 citations

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Return-oriented rootkits: bypassing kernel code integrity protection mechanisms

Ralf Hund, Thorsten Holz, Felix Freiling · 2009 · 217 citations

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Hey, My Malware Knows Physics! Attacking PLCs with Physical Model Aware Rootkit

Luis Antonio Ribot García, Ferdinand Brasser, Mehmet H. Cintuglu et al. · 2017 · 188 citations

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Detecting Kernel-Level Rootkits Through Binary Analysis

Christopher Kruegel, William Robertson, Giovanni Vigna · 2005 · 177 citations

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Authors

107

  1. XJ
    Xuxian Jiang

    North Carolina State University, United States

    4 publications · 556 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. JG
    J.B. Grizzard

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    3 publications · 98 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. HO
    Hywel Owen

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    3 publications · 98 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. LI
    Liviu Iftode

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    3 publications · 194 citations

    3

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  5. AB
    Arati Baliga

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    3 publications · 194 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

41

  1. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    497 citations

  3. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    553 citations

  4. The University of Texas at Dallas

    Richardson, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    56 citations

  5. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    431 citations

  6. Microsoft (United States)

    Redmond, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    294 citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    247 citations

  8. University of Castilla-La Mancha

    Ciudad Real, Spain

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

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Venues

  1. Digital Investigation

    2 publications · 43 citations

    2

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  2. IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing

    TDSC · 2 publications · 96 citations

    2

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  3. ;login:: the magazine of USENIX & SAGE

    1 publications · 20 citations

    1

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  4. Future Generation Computer Systems

    FGCS · 1 publications · 32 citations

    1

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  5. IEEE Security & Privacy

    1 publications · 53 citations

    1

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