A rootkit is software and file folders that are hidden from view and permit viruses, spyware, and malware to be installed on a PC without the knowledge or consent of a user. True or false?

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Dangelo Petty

Computers & Technology

17 January, 01:53

A rootkit is software and file folders that are hidden from view and permit viruses, spyware, and malware to be installed on a PC without the knowledge or consent of a user. True or false?

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Mohammed Dunlap · Answer 1

The correct answer to the following question will be TRUE.

Explanation:

Rootkit: A software which permits spyware. malware and viruses to be installed on our PC without knowing the user and there consent. It activated during the boot process and are difficult to detect because these folders and files are hidden from the normal view but are available to search the utilities.

Hence, the above statement is TRUE.