Covert Kernel/User Communication Channels on Windows: Rootkits, Game Cheats, and Detection

Original text: “Covert Kernel/User Communication Channels on Windows: Rootkits, Game Cheats, and Detection” — kernullist, Kernullist’s Blog (Jun 10, 2026). Classification tables, ASCII flow diagrams, and C-language structure declarations below are reproduced verbatim with attribution captions.

Executive Summary

A modern Windows kernel-assisted threat is almost never a single user-mode binary doing all the work. It…

https://core-jmp.org/2026/06/covert-kernel-user-communication-channels-windows-rootkits-cheats-detection/