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Taxonomy vs Rootkit - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and rootkit

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while rootkit is (computing) a set of software tools used by a third party after gaining access to a computer system in order to conceal the altering of files, or processes being executed by the third party without the user's knowledge.

As a verb rootkit is

to infect (a computer system) with a rootkit.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    rootkit

    English

    Alternative forms

    * root kit

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A set of software tools used by a third party after gaining access to a computer system in order to conceal the altering of files, or processes being executed by the third party without the user's knowledge.

    • Verb

    (rootkitt)
  • To infect (a computer system) with a rootkit.
  • * 2000 , Seth T. Ross, UNIX system security tools
    • Given crackers' propensity for "rootkitting" systems — installing altered system binaries to facilitate future access — systematic integrity checks using message digest algorithms or one-way hash functions can be an important detection safeguard.
  • * 2006 , Ed Skoudis, Tom Liston, Counter hack reloaded
    • If not, your system might have been rootkitted .

    See also

    * backdoor * trojan * virus * worm