Uncovering of rootkits and detection of spyware

Bachelor’s thesis is about uncovering of rootkit and detection of spyware. It describes the basic types of known spyware and rootkits. Section dealing with spyware is especially about a description of each species. In case of rootkit the thesis is mainly about description of modes and the manner of their infection. There are also outlined attempts to use legal rootkit. In other case there are summarized the basic methods of rootkit and spyware detection, which are commonly used in various detection programs. The second part of thesis is practical implementation (the program) of one of the methods of spyware detection. The program is designed to be able to detect a simple pattern of spyware, which is stored in its database. The program uses the file signature detection. It contains also the graphical user interface, where is possible to choose a unit that user want to test