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'Super stealth' rootkit
A new Trojan program hides so well that many security experts have to call this
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Malware will not be detected
A security researcher specializing in rootkits has successfully developed a prototype of a new technology that allows the creation of malware
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The numbers startle about destructive software
One finding that startled people was that after 311 system scans, the company's security tool - the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (WMSRT), found a computer sti…
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Microsoft: 'Be careful with tailgate trojans'
Microsoft has released statistics showing that more than 60% of Windows PC systems have been found to be infected with software.
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'Rootkit + Trojan = Increased danger'
Security firm Sana Security is currently warning users of a new type of programmed malware aimed at stealing usernames and passwords.
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Hacker Defender stops working
Hacker Defender - an open-source Windows rootkit - has become very popular among security researchers around the world and is known as the most widely distributed rootki…
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Symantec also uses the Rootkit feature
Symantec used a feature in the system utility, Norton SystemWorks, that uses a technique similar to rootkits to hide a system folder in Windows. This technology works ju…
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Sony compensates CDs 'rootkits'
Sony has agreed to limit the compensation for customers in the US and Canada to buy CDs containing rootkit software. Currently the above compensation commitment has not…
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Adware and spyware are now ... rootkits
According to security firm F-Secure, the number of rootkits that attacked Windows-based systems discovered this year has increased rapidly. This is the result of the adv…