May 15, 2003

rootkit

/root´kit/ n.

[very common] A kit for getting root; an automated cracking tool. What script kiddies use. The existence of rootkits means that large-scale attacks on insecure computers can be done by people with no technical skills other than the ability to follow directions. Rootkits designed to crack Microsoft operating systems and webservers are especially common, because their software is so porous and easy to crack.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:32 AM

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