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Rootkit

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001039

A collection of malicious software tools designed to gain unauthorized, high-level administrative access (root access) to a computer or network, while actively hiding its presence from administrators and security software. By modifying core system components, a rootkit can conceal files, processes, and network connections from standard detection methods. Kernel-mode rootkits operate at the most privileged level of the operating system.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001039
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/rootkit/"
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