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• A set of tools used by an attacker after gaining root-level access to a host to conceal the attackers activities on the host and permit the attacker to maintain root-level access to the host through covert means.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Rootkit. (n.d.). Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/rootkit.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Rootkit. csrc.nist.gov. Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/rootkit (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Rootkit." Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/rootkit.

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