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rootkit en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From root + kit.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:computer security) A set of software tools used by a third party to gain unauthorized access to a computer system and control the system while concealing itself from the user.

Forms

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rootkits Number=Plur lexicographic
root kit alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

bootkit

Hypernyms

malware

rootkit en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From root + kit.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To infect (a computer system) with a rootkit.
    • If not, your system might have been rootkitted. 2006, Ed Skoudis, Tom Liston, Counter hack reloaded:
    • Given crackers' propensity for "rootkitting" systems — installing altered system binaries to facilitate future access — systematic integrity checks using message digest algorithms or one-way hash functions can be an important detection safeguard. 2000, Seth T. Ross, UNIX system security tools:

Forms

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rootkitted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rootkitted Tense=Past lexicographic
rootkits Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
root kit alternative lexicographic
rootkitting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

backdoor · worm · virus · trojan