What type of malware is specifically designed to gain unauthorized access and hide its presence from users and system processes, often while maintaining privileged access to the host system?
A rootkit is a type of malicious software that grants unauthorized access to a computer system and conceals its presence from the system's users and administrators. By operating at a low level, often with privileged access, it can evade detection from traditional antivirus software and system management tools.
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What are rootkits and how do they operate?
How can rootkits be detected and removed?
What are some common types of rootkits, and how do they differ?