Enterprise anti-virus vendor Sophos on Aug. 23 released a free rootkit detection and removal tool alongside a warning that the stealthy malware threat is a legitimate security concern for businesses.

The detection and eradication of rootkits — the software code increasingly used to hide malware or adware — is either fairly simple or nearly impossible, depending on which security expert is bringing ...

These attacker tools have become stealthier than ever. Even so, they may not require specialized protection. Talk of , favorite attacker tools for compromising computer systems without detection, has ...

Wajam is an adware program that displays advertisements in search engine result pages and possibly other social sites that you visit. In order to inject these ads, Wajam will install browser ...

Security researcher Dino Dai Zovi (of Pwn2Own fame) has released a suite of tools to demonstrate how to load an advanced rootkit on Mac OS X machines. The tools were first discussed at this year's ...