A Bootkit is designed to hide from typical anti-virus and other security software suites. Once a bootkit has decrypted its own files in its own file system in unallocated disk space, it hands off control to the legitimate boot loader and the boot of the operating system commences. This allows the malware to run before the operating system is even loaded, as soon as the BIOS initiates it. Download: TDSSKiller What is a Bootkit? A Bootkit is malicious code that is injected into the Master Boot Record (MBR) of a hard disk drive. It can also remove bootkits which use the boot sector. It specializes in the removal of TDSS rootkit infections, though it can remove many other rootkits that use particular means to hide themselves within a Windows operating system. TDSSKiller is developed by Kaspersky and distributed for free. What do I need? You need to download a program called TDSSKiller from AfterDawn. A Bootkit infects the Master Boot Record (MBR) on a HDD, and therefore is usually completely undetected by most anti-virus packages. It uses freely available software and should be easy enough for even novice users to understand. This guide shows how to quickly check for, and remove a Bootkit infection from your computer.
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