rootkitting

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A form of rootkit — 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.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rootkit
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APA

rootkitting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootkitting

MLA

“rootkitting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootkitting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rootkitting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootkitting.

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