Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: rootkit  'root,kit
  1. (computing) software used to hide the fact that a computer system has been compromised, for example by modifying system commands to conceal changes made to the system
    "One of the most feared of all types of malware is the rootkit, software that is nearly undetectable"

Derived forms: rootkits

Type of: malevolent program, malware

Encyclopedia: Rootkit

Nearest

root system
root vegetable
root word
rootage
rootbound
rooted
rooter
rooter skunk
rooting
rooting reflex
rootkit
rootle
rootless
rootlet
roots
rootstalk
rootstock
rooty
ropable
rope
rope bridge