In Linux, Windows, and Unix-like operating systems, a file is a fundamental unit of storage residing on a filesystem, containing data or information.
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- Linux Persistence: Processes
- System.map
- privilege escalation - world-writable directories and files
- PID file
- home directory
- most observed sshd backdoors shared the same rough feature set
- autorun.inf
- filesystem
- Hashing Detection
- Sandbox Detection
- archive
- authorized_keys
- bashrc
- Berkeley r-commands
- binary file
- cat command
- chattr command
- chmod command
- chown command
- Common Object File Format
- configuration file
- crontab file
- dd
- diff
- directory
- DropBox
- file carving
- file command
- file descriptor
- file extension
- file format
- file integrity monitoring
- file manager
- file path
- file transfer
- filename
- filesystem permissions
- filetype
- find command
- ftp
- grep
- inode
- known_hosts
- log files
- named pipe
- nobody user
- packet capture
- passwd file
- passwords.txt on desktop
- PGP
- pseudofile
- quarantine (antivirus)
- revision control system
- rsync
- scp
- scripted
- SHA256
- shadow file
- shred command
- SMB
- stat command
- strings.exe
- suid
- symlink
- tar command
- temporary file
- touch command
- trojan
- unzip command
- version control system
- VirusTotal
- word list