Rootkit
nounid
3958·updated May 9, 2026candidate
A set of tools used by an attacker after gaining root-level access to a host to conceal the attacker’s activities on the host and permit the attacker to maintain root-level access to the host through covert means.
Classifications
Entity Type
Threat90%rule-basedr:entity.threat.attack.v1
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Rootkits
- possessive
- Rootkit's
- pluralpossessive
- Rootkits'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A collection of tools (programs) that a hacker uses to mask intrusion and obtain administrator-level access to a computer or computer network.
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
- §1
- A set of software tools with administrator-level access privileges installed on an information system and designed to hide the presence of the tools, maintain the access privileges, and conceal the activities conducted by the tools.
- §1
- A software suite designed to aid an intruder in gaining unauthorized administrative access to a computer system
- §1
- A set of tools used by an attacker after gaining root-level access to a host to conceal the attacker’s activities on the host and permit the attacker to maintain root-level access to the host through covert means.
- §1
- A set of tools used by an attacker after gaining root-level access to a host to conceal the attacker’s activities on the host and permit the attacker to maintain root-level access to the host through covert means.
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