Trojan vs Rootkit - What's the difference?
trojan | rootkit |
(computing) Malware that appears to perform or actually performs a desired task for a user while performing a harmful task without the user's knowledge or consent.
(astronomy) Describing a satellite (moon or minor planet) that shares an orbit with another
(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.
To infect (a computer system) with a rootkit.
* 2000 , Seth T. Ross, UNIX system security tools
* 2006 , Ed Skoudis, Tom Liston, Counter hack reloaded
In computing terms the difference between trojan and rootkit
is that trojan is a Trojan horse while rootkit is 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 an adjective trojan
is describing a satellite (moon or minor planet) that shares an orbit with another.As a verb rootkit is
to infect (a computer system) with a rootkit.trojan
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(wikipedia trojan)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(-)See also
* malware ----rootkit
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Alternative forms
* root kitNoun
(en noun)Verb
(rootkitt)- 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.
- If not, your system might have been rootkitted .