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Malware Analysis & Advanced Persistent Threats
Question
How could an attacker insert malware into the kernel of a Windows system?
Options
- ABy altering the kernel file sysLinux and changing file attributes to read write
- BBy installing and executing a remote listener on the target system
- CBy altering the file Ntoskrnl.exe and the NTLDR
- DBy altering the file nt.dll and including it in the executable path
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Topics
#kernel rootkit#Ntoskrnl.exe#Windows internals#malware persistence