Rootkits are some of the most sophisticated breeds of malware that currently exist on the market. For years, security solutions have struggled with detection...
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It sounds like the plot of a movie. But it’s not. At least not yet. Eddie Raymond Tipton, was the security director for MUSL – the Multi-State...
As adoption of smartcards as authentication mechanisms ramps up, so does cyber-crook interest in it. Paul Rascagneres, an IT security consultant at security...
Users of soon-to-be-launched Windows 8 are being lured by a rogue Win 8 Security System, adding further headaches after the mess with the vulnerable Flash...
A research team at North Carolina State University developed a proof-of-concept prototype rootkit for Android 4.0.4 OS to demonstrate that clickjacking attacks...
Bootkits are the ultimate e-threats to one
It's now known that the cyber-criminal team behind the TDSS (also known as TDL4 or Alureon) operation has developed the tool for more than personal motives.
Rootkit.Duqu.A is the current star in the world of malware but, as history shows, that fame will be short-lived. Just like fashion models, modern malware has a...
Yesterday evening, we got hold of a new e-threat identified as Win32.Duqu.A that tripped a heuristic routine. A closer look at the file revealed that it's not...
There is no doubt, 2011 has been a rich year for rootkit malware creators. Following in the footsteps of the TDSS / TDL4 rootkit that has been touted as