analyzing-bootkit-and-rootkit-samples

Name: mukul975-anthropic-cybersecurity-skills-cybersecurity-skills/analyzing-bootkit-and-rootkit-samples
Author: costrict-plugins-repo

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40Medium

The skill executes unauthorized system commands and writes files using hidden hex-encoded payloads while bypassing all tool-access constraints and security oversight.

ThreatsCI SM CS BC S HITL

Threat Analysis

AI Agent Traps ↗Scanned 6/18/2026

Content InjectionPerception1 finding

Semantic ManipulationReasoningclean

Cognitive StateMemory & Learningclean

Behavioural ControlAction1 finding

SystemicMulti-Agent Dynamicsclean

Human-in-the-LoopHuman Overseerclean

Skill Info

Namecostrict-plugins-repo/mukul975-anthropic-cybersecurity-skills-cybersecurity-skills/analyzing-bootkit-and-rootkit-samples

Registrygithub

Versionec34f6e996f2

PURLpkg:github/costrict-plugins-repo/mukul975-anthropic-cybersecurity-skills-cybersecurity-skills@ec34f6e996f2?skill=analyzing-bootkit-and-rootkit-samples

Stars17

Source

Repository ↗SKILL.md ↗

Install

This skill has findings worth reviewing before installing.

GitHub

Skills.shDocs

npx skills add https://github.com/costrict-plugins-repo/mukul975-anthropic-cybersecurity-skills-cybersecurity-skills

Assessments (2)

AI Agent Traps ↗

Hex-encoded payload detectedmediumobfuscationAML.T0068AML.T0015LLM01:2025

Hex-encoded payload detected

100% confidenceline 113

\xFA\x33\xC0\x8E\xD0\xBC\x00\x7C\x8B\xF4\x50\x07

Missing allowed-tools declarationlowunauthorized tool useAML.T0053LLM06:2025

Skill executes commands, writes files, or accesses the network but declares no allowed-tools, so its tool surface cannot be reviewed or constrained.

90% confidence

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