Malwarebytes Labs defines exploits as, "known vulnerabilities in software that can be abused to gain some level of control over the systems running the affected software." And we know a backdoor works like a secret entrance into your computer. So are backdoors and exploits one in the same?
While backdoors and exploits seem awfully similar at first glance, they are not the same thing.
Exploits are accidental software vulnerabilities used to gain access to your computer and, potentially, deploy some sort of malware. To put it another way, exploits are just software bugs that researchers or cybercriminals have found a way to take advantage of. Backdoors, on the other hand, are deliberately put in place by manufacturers or cybercriminals to get into and out of a system at will.
“Exploits are accidental software vulnerabilities used to gain access to your computer and, potentially, deploy some sort of malware…. Backdoors, on the other hand, are deliberately put in place by manufacturers or cybercriminals to get into and out of a system at will.”
While backdoors and exploits seem awfully similar at first glance, they are not the same thing.
Exploits are accidental software vulnerabilities used to gain access to your computer and, potentially, deploy some sort of malware. To put it another way, exploits are just software bugs that researchers or cybercriminals have found a way to take advantage of. Backdoors, on the other hand, are deliberately put in place by manufacturers or cybercriminals to get into and out of a system at will.
“Exploits are accidental software vulnerabilities used to gain access to your computer and, potentially, deploy some sort of malware…. Backdoors, on the other hand, are deliberately put in place by manufacturers or cybercriminals to get into and out of a system at will.”