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Direct kernel object manipulation
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<p>Direct kernel object manipulation (DKOM) is a common <a href="/facts/Rootkit/PV3NlgGC">rootkit</a> technique for <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a> to hide potentially damaging third-party <a href="/facts/Process_(computing)/Vcq7EnUV">processes</a>, <a href="/facts/Device_driver/rDYnHU1G">drivers</a>, files, and intermediate connections from the <a href="/facts/Windows_Task_Manager/Fp70IsH6">task manager</a> and <a href="/facts/Windows_Task_Scheduler/MFo21PPf">event scheduler</a>. </p>