#rootkits
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #rootkits from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
Own #rootkits
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Day-by-day usage
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-09-12 17:14 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
Related hashtags
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-09-12 17:14 UTCNo related tags with measured usage found for #rootkits.
Live pulse
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-09-12 17:14 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~31706 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 13:00
Languages: English (34) · Russian (1) · Italian (1) · German (1) · Portuguese (1) · French (1)
Avg boosts / post: 1
Top of the latest posts
#introduction Hi, I am an #infosec enthusiast interested in #dfir #incidentresponse #malware #rootkits #velociraptor #reversing and a bit #pentesting / #purpleteam (yeah, bit more on the #blueteam side... 😅 ) Programming wise #linux #pytho
Don't be afraid of the #rootkit bit of the malicious bonus material that shipped with some #ArchLinux #AUR packages recently , it is not really hard to detect in a generic way. In the past few months I had been doing some research on #Linux
5 Tools to Scan a #Linux Server for #Malware and #Rootkits 🐧 https://www.tecmint.com/scan-linux-for-malware-and-rootkits/
What “rootkits” means
Wiktionary · Wikipediarootkits
- nounA set of software tools used by a third party to gain unauthorized access to a computer system and control the system while concealing itself from the user.
A rootkit is a collection of typically malicious computer software designed to enable access to a computer or to part of its software that would not otherwise be allowed. Rootkits often mask their presence or that of other software. The term rootkit is a compound of "root" and the word "kit". The term "rootkit" has negative connotations through its association with malware.
“Rootkit” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#rootkits across platforms
every network with a public tag surfaceFollow #rootkits straight to each platform’s own tag page. Where a platform publishes open data we measure it above; the rest lock their numbers behind paid APIs, so we link rather than guess.
Every number above is measured from a named public API at the shown fetch time. Nothing is estimated or extrapolated. Platforms that lock their data behind paid APIs are not shown. Agents: the same numbers, as JSON, at /api/hashtags/rootkits