English Explanatory Dictionary

bootkit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rootkit which works by replacing the boot loader and patching the kernel before it starts executing.

Word forms

bootkit bootkits

Etymology

Blend of boot (“a startup process”) + rootkit.

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