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Rootkit

Updated: 04/26/2017 by Computer Hope

A collection of software tools that help enable someone to gain unauthorized access to a computer or another network device. Rootkits often hide the actions of the user and were created for Unix variants, Linux variants, and Microsoft Windows.

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