munckman Posted April 22, 2006 Last Topic without a post so i figured I'd start an easy one. What the heck is a RootKit? Please answer with one sentence. That way I have a chance of getting it! All I know is that Sony may have given us one and that could be real bad. How bad? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUPERAntiSpy Posted April 22, 2006 A RootKit (typically) is a Kernel Low-Level driver that may hook or alter the way certain internal Windows functions work. For example - a rootkit may "hide" a file from being "seen" when using Windows Explorer so the program would appear "invisible" to the average user. The Sony issue was "bad" because it was/is exploited by other spyware/malware to hide itself. Let me know if you would like a more in-depth answer. -Nick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
