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Rootkits can be classified into different categories according to how they enter a system. What's an application-level rootkit?
They attack the level of an operating system that enables users to use specific programs that operate in them
They attack the level of an operating system that enables applications to use system calls
They attack the level of an operating system that enables programs to use hardware components such as CPUs, memory, and input/output devices
They target the IDE (integrated development environment) applications that computer programmers use, so that legitimate developers can develop malware while unbeknownst to them
The application-level of an operating system is where applications and programs directly operate. For example, the productivity application I'm currently using is running in the application-level of my computer's operating system. That's the type of software that application-level rootkits attack. EDIT: Can you please provide a source? The video on the right classifies Rootkits into User and Kernel categories and does not mention application-level rootkits. EDIT: Agreed, language in the question is misleading and erroneous. There are two types of rootkits, user and kernel, that's it. Any other types of labels are made up. !!! EDIT: Is there any difference between category and type? E-council in materials writes: type of rootkits? Hipervisor Level, Boot Loder Level, Hardware/ Firmware level, Application level, Kernel level and Library level.
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