Rootkit – A blessing or curse to Window OS


The word “Root” refers to the following terminologies / conditions in computer world:


1)        The Base of Operating system where all OS boot related entries are stored. These entries are responsible for the successful loading of the OS after the power on self-test (or POST). The process is often termed as booting of the system where the controls are transferred to these OS Components responsible in loading the KERNEL after detecting the Hardware resources available.

2)        Once the OS is loaded successfully, the login screen comes In effect. The Word Root also refers to the administrative privileges available to a user. In most cases, these users are termed as “Administrators” to the computer. They have special permission to execute critical tasks that may change the behavior of the Operating system.

3)        The Word Root also refers to the base drive partition where the OS and the related components (Services, DLL, system files, and Driver information) are stored.

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