Rootkit

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA 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.

2.verbTo infect (a computer system) with a rootkit.

Synonyms

root kit rooter bootkit back door root script kiddie kernel creepware crimeware toolkit privilege escalation hacking

Rhymes With

shit fit grit bit counterfeit hit split admit

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