Researchers have come up with a way to create an even stealthier rootkit that survives reboots and evades antivirus software. Anibal Sacco and Alfredo Ortega, both exploit writers for Core Security ...

There’s security news of a new clickjacking rootkit floating around; it attacks Android Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.4) as well as older Android platforms that could be exploited by clickjacking ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Detections of attack attempts using rootkits against business targets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have significantly increased in 2023, with 2.6 times more of these types of attacks so far this ...

When combined with Web threats, the new rootkit is proving to be both a destructive and prolific combination, security experts say. The rootkit models a similar virus from several years ago but with ...

A Microsoft presentation at this weeks RSA Conference has some observers concerned about a recurring nightmare of computer security: Rootkits. A rootkit is a malicious program that uses system hooks ...

Two prominent Web sites that specialize in remote access software known as “rootkits” have been taken offline by a large distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack. The take-down was allegedly ...

The rootkit FiveSys has been able to gain access to targeted systems thanks to the inclusion of a legitimate-looking Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs Testing (WHQL) driver certificate. The ...

Sony BMG took another blow Wednesday, when a security company said it has found malicious attacks based on software designed to defuse the record label's "rootkit" problems. Websense's security labs ...

In order to turn bigger profits from their armies of compromised computers, hackers this year will use a new tactic in targeting master boot records with viruses that plant rootkits on computers’ hard ...

In the 64-bit version of Windows Vista, all kernel-mode drivers must be digitally signed, a change from earlier Windows, which encouraged signed drivers but didn't require them. This summer, Rutkowska ...