different between trojan vs rootkit

English

Etymology

From Trojan horse.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t???d??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t?o?d??n/

Noun

trojan (plural trojans)

1. (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.

Translations

Hypernyms

• malware

Adjective

trojan (not comparable)

1. (astronomy) Describing a satellite (moon or minor planet) that shares an orbit with another

Translations

Verb

trojan (third-person singular simple present trojans, present participle trojaning, simple past and past participle trojaned)

1. (computing, transitive) To infect (a system) with a trojan.

Anagrams

• jötnar

French

Noun

trojan m (plural trojans)

1. (computing, Anglicism) trojan, Trojan horse (computing)

Related terms

• troyen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

trojan m (definite singular trojanen, indefinite plural trojanar, definite plural trojanane)

1. form removed by a 2016 spelling decision; superseded by trojanar

Portuguese

Noun

trojan m (plural trojans)

1. (computing) Trojan horse (malicious program disguised as legitimate software)

   Synonym: cavalo de Troia

English

Alternative forms

• root kit

Etymology

root +? kit

Pronunciation

Noun

rootkit (plural rootkits)

1. (computer security) A set of software tools used by a third party to gain unauthorized access to a computer system and control the system while concealing itself from the user.

Hypernyms

• malware

Verb

rootkit (third-person singular simple present rootkits, present participle rootkitting, simple past and past participle rootkitted)

1. (transitive) 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