Microsoft late on Wednesday confirmed that a rootkit caused Windows PCs to crash after users applied a security patch issued last week. Only systems infected with the Alureon rootkit were ...

Microsoft has started rolling out new Secure Boot certificates that will automatically install on eligible Windows 11 24H2 ...

Attackers can take advantage of how Windows converts file paths between the traditional DOS format to the more modern NT format in order to achieve rootkit-based capabilities such as hiding files and ...

Hackers behind the rootkit responsible for crippling Windows machines after users installed a Microsoft security patch have updated their malware so that it no longer crashes systems, researchers ...

North Korean hackers have exploited a recently patched Google Chrome zero-day (CVE-2024-7971) to deploy the FudModule rootkit after gaining SYSTEM privileges using a Windows Kernel exploit. "We assess ...

A new version of the malware that crippled Windows PCs last February sidesteps safeguards designed to block rootkits from hijacking machines running 64-bit editions of Windows, researchers said ...

You cannot rely on kernel access to fight kernel rootkits. You'll have to rely on a higher level entity that can vouch for the security of the levels below. So even CrowdStrike wouldn't be able to ...