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Rootkits are software toolsets that allow attackers to perform unauthorized activities at a privileged level on a compromised computer. (“Root” refers to the administrator account on UNIX systems.) Rootkits typically also contain features that seek to ensure that the attacker maintains access while that access remains secret from the authorized user or users of the compromised device.