# `awesome-linux-rootkits` [![Awesome](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) ## :key: feature table Environment: - CPU architecture - Kernel/User mode (or mixed) Core capabilities: - Persistency - Management interface - Altering system (library) behavior Stealth capabilities: - Detection evasion - System logs cleaning (filtering) Hiding stuff capabilities: - Hiding of files and directories - Hiding (tampering) of file contents - Hiding of processes and process trees - Hiding of network connections and activity - Hiding of process accounting information (like CPU usage) Additional functions: - Keylogger - Backdoor/shell - Gaining priveleges ## :see_no_evil: user mode rootkits - https://github.com/mempodippy/vlany Linux LD_PRELOAD rootkit (x86 and x86_64 architectures) - https://github.com/unix-thrust/beurk BEURK is an userland preload rootkit for GNU/Linux, heavily focused around anti-debugging and anti-detection. - https://github.com/chokepoint/azazel Azazel is a userland rootkit based off of the original LD_PRELOAD technique from Jynx rootkit. - https://github.com/chokepoint/Jynx2 JynxKit2 is an LD_PRELOAD userland rootkit based on the original JynxKit. - https://github.com/chokepoint/jynxkit JynxKit is an LD_PRELOAD userland rootkit for Linux systems with reverse connection SSL backdoor - https://github.com/NexusBots/Umbreon-Rootkit LD_PRELOAD based - https://github.com/ChristianPapathanasiou/apache-rootkit A malicious Apache module with rootkit functionality ## :hear_no_evil: kernel mode rootkits - https://github.com/jermeyyy/rooty Academic project of Linux rootkit made for Bachelor Engineering Thesis. - https://github.com/trailofbits/krf A kernelspace randomized syscall faulter for Linux 4.15+ - https://github.com/f0rb1dd3n/Reptile :zap: [details](details/reptile.md) :zap: Reptile is a LKM rootkit written for evil purposes that runs on Linux kernel 2.6.x/3.x/4.x - https://github.com/QuokkaLight/rkduck :zap: [details](details/rkduck.md) :zap: rkduck - Rootkit for Linux v4 - https://github.com/croemheld/lkm-rootkit A LKM rootkit for most newer kernel versions. - https://github.com/mncoppola/suterusu An LKM rootkit targeting Linux 2.6.x/3.x on x86, and ARM - https://github.com/romeroperezabel/ARP-RootKit An open source rootkit for the Linux Kernel to develop new ways of infection/detection. - https://github.com/nurupo/rootkit Linux rootkit for Ubuntu 16.04 and 10.04 (Linux Kernels 4.4.0 and 2.6.32), both i386 and amd64 - https://github.com/m0nad/Diamorphine LKM rootkit for Linux Kernels 2.6.x/3.x/4.x/5.x (x86 and x86_64) - https://github.com/ivyl/rootkit Sample Rootkit for Linux - https://github.com/deb0ch/toorkit A simple useless rootkit for the linux kernel - https://github.com/vrasneur/randkit Random number rootkit for the Linux kernel - https://github.com/Eterna1/puszek-rootkit Yet another LKM rootkit for Linux. It hooks syscall table. - https://github.com/trimpsyw/adore-ng linux rootkit adapted for 2.6 and 3.x - https://github.com/bones-codes/the_colonel An experimental linux kernel module (rootkit) with a keylogger and built-in IRC bot - https://github.com/David-Reguera-Garcia-Dreg/enyelkm LKM rootkit for Linux x86 with the 2.6 kernel. It inserts salts inside system_call and sysenter_entry. - https://github.com/falk3n/subversive x86_64 linux rootkit using debug registers - https://github.com/jiayy/lkm-rootkit An lkm rootkit support x86/64,arm,mips - https://github.com/a7vinx/liinux A linux rootkit works on kernel 4.0.X or higher - https://github.com/hanj4096/wukong Wukong: a LKM rootkit for Linux kernel 2.6.x, 3.x and 4.x - https://github.com/varshapaidi/Kernel_Rootkit Linux Kernel Rootkit - To hide modules and ssh service - https://github.com/kacheo/KernelRootkit Linux kernel rootkit to hide certain files and processes. - https://github.com/dsmatter/brootus bROOTus is a Linux kernel rootkit that comes as a single LKM (Loadable Kernel Module) and it is totally restricted to kernel 2.6.32. - https://github.com/jarun/keysniffer A Linux kernel module to grab keys pressed in the keyboard. - https://github.com/PinkP4nther/Sutekh An example rootkit that gives a userland process root permissions (x86, 4.x) - https://github.com/En14c/LilyOfTheValley LilyOfTheValley is a simple LKM linux kernel rootkit for v4.x that works on (x86 and x86_64) - https://github.com/NoviceLive/research-rootkit This is LibZeroEvil & the Research Rootkit project, in which there are step-by-step, experiment-based courses that help to get you started and keep your hands dirty with offensive or defensive development in the Linux kernel (LibZeroEvil). - https://github.com/NinnOgTonic/Out-of-Sight-Out-of-Mind-Rootkit :zap: [writeup](https://github.com/NinnOgTonic/Out-of-Sight-Out-of-Mind-Rootkit/blob/master/osom.pdf) :zap: Out of Sight, Out of Mind is a study and implementation of Linux rootkit methods. In addition a new covert network channel using additional Domain Name System (DNS) is implemented. - https://github.com/h3xduck/Umbra An experimental LKM rootkit for v4.x/5.x kernels which opens a backdoor that can be used to get a reverse shell remotely. ## :speak_no_evil: related stuff - https://github.com/landhb/DrawBridge A layer 4 Single Packet Authentication (SPA) Module, used to conceal TCP ports on public facing machines and add an extra layer of security. - https://github.com/gianlucaborello/libprocesshider Hide a process under Linux using the ld preloader - https://github.com/spiderpig1297/kprochide LKM for hiding processes from the userland. The module is able to hide multiple processes and is able to dynamically receive new processes to hide. - https://github.com/spiderpig1297/kfile-over-icmp kfile-over-icmp is a loadable kernel module for stealth sending of files over ICMP communication. - https://github.com/spiderpig1297/kunkillable LKM (loadable kernel module) that makes userland processes unkillable. - https://github.com/reveng007/reveng_rtkit Linux Loadable Kernel Module (LKM) based rootkit capable of hiding itself, processes/implants, rmmod proof, has ability to bypass infamous rkhunter antirootkit. ## Contributing [Please refer the guidelines at contributing.md for details](CONTRIBUTING.md)