# skyw4tch3r/RootKits-List-Download

This is the list of all rootkits found so far on github and other sites.

Repository: https://github.com/skyw4tch3r/RootKits-List-Download
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rootkits-list-download
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: rootkits, redteam, offensive-scripts, rootkit
Last push: 2025-08-29T18:02:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 50/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 39, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3569, "days_push": 369, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1465, forks 392 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:48.217560+00:00)

## What it is
A curated list of links to rootkit projects and resources found on GitHub and other sites, covering Linux, Windows, BSD, and Android rootkits. It serves as a reference collection for security researchers and red teamers rather than a tool itself.

## Use cases
- find open-source rootkit source code for research
- study rootkit techniques across operating systems
- build a red team toolkit reference
- learn how kernel and userland rootkits work
- collect samples for malware analysis
- research LD_PRELOAD and kernel rootkit implementations

## When to choose
- you need a comprehensive index of publicly available rootkit projects
- you are doing offensive security research or malware analysis
- you want examples of rootkits for Linux, Windows, BSD, or Android

## When to avoid
- you need a defensive rootkit detection tool
- you want maintained, production-ready software rather than a link list
- you need a rootkit scanner for incident response

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, reverse-engineering
- domain: security, penetration-testing, operating-systems, awesome-lists
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: rootkits, red-team, offensive-security, curated-list, malware-research, linux, android

## Member repositories
- skyw4tch3r/RootKits-List-Download (main) score 50

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:48.217560+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:35:07.179224+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/skyw4tch3r/RootKits-List-Download (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:48.217560+00:00, sha da3399cbe5b1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.