pid

2024-08-26

A Process ID (PID) is a unique numerical identifier of a process running on a system.

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PID file

2024-08-26

A PID file (Process ID file) is a file that stores the process ID of a running process.

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rootkits hiding CPU usage

2024-08-26

A common feature of a rootkit is to hide or obscure an infected system or process’ CPU usage. This is frequently seen in conjunction with ...

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set (computer science)

2024-08-26

In computer science, a set is an abstract data type storing a collection (set) of unique values with no duplicates being allowed.

Similarly, in ...

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Skidmap malware

2024-08-26

Skidmap is a cryptocurrency-mining malware first seen in 2019 that targets Linux systems.

Skidmap employs the use of several anti-analysis and ...

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socket

2024-08-26

A socket is a data structure within computer software that allows data to be transmitted over a network.

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stealthshell-petrich2024

2024-08-26

Stealth Shell: A Fully Virtualized Attack Toolchain

by Ryan Petrich

Phrack Magazine issue 71 article 14. 2024

https://phrack.org/issues/71/14.html ...

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userland

2024-08-26

Userland or userspace refers to all code running outside of an operating system’s kernel. This is typically code ran by users of the system, ...

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watchdog

2024-08-26

A watchdog is a hardware or software component that intervenes if it detects strange behavior. Commonly, watchdog processes are implemented on Linux ...

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account

2024-08-25

An account on a computer system is an identifier that is tied to a specific user, software, or process.

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