iFrame-injecting Linux rootkit found 

iFrame-injecting Linux rootkit found

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 22 November 2012 6:20 PM
The malware is targeting 64-bit Linux platforms and hid itself within the kernel, giving the rootkit advanced system privileges.
DeepSafe reveals blue chip firms hit with dangerous malware 

DeepSafe reveals blue chip firms hit with dangerous malware

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 29 August 2012 12:45 PM
But McAfee gagged from disclosure.
Prototype rootkit silently modifies Android apps 

Prototype rootkit silently modifies Android apps

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 4 July 2012 10:43 AM
Installed web browser replaced with keylogger doppelganger.
BIOS rootkit attacks China 

BIOS rootkit attacks China

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 16 September 2011 7:23 AM
But attack scope is limited.
Samsung's laptop keylogger a 'false alarm' 

Samsung's laptop keylogger a 'false alarm'

In Applications - By Liam Tung, 1 April 2011 12:26 PM
Scan mistook folder of Slovene language files.
Google in Android Market malware purge 

Google in Android Market malware purge

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 3 March 2011 10:19 AM
Fifty impostors shown the door.
Spam drops but exploits kits are on the rise 

Spam drops but exploits kits are on the rise

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 15 February 2011 10:26 AM
Malware and phishing to rise this year.
Rootkit to blame for Windows blue screen 

Rootkit to blame for Windows blue screen

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 19 February 2010 2:23 PM
Patch not to blame.
Zbot evades most anti-virus programs 

Zbot evades most anti-virus programs

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 17 September 2009 10:59 AM
Morphing and rootkit capabilities keep it in the wild.
New variant of mebroot detected, as vendors criticised for inaction 

New variant of mebroot detected, as vendors criticised for inaction

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 4 June 2009 11:16 AM
Security vendors have been criticised for failing to react to the MBR rootkit and offer protection against it.
New variant of mebroot detected that is harder to find and destroy 

New variant of mebroot detected that is harder to find and destroy

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 15 April 2009 11:13 AM
The 'mebroot' rootkit has been recreated and is hitting computer hard drives.
New BIOS attack renders antivirus useless 

New BIOS attack renders antivirus useless

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 27 March 2009 10:57 AM
A new form of attack that installs a rootkit directly onto a computer’s BIOS system would render antivirus software useless researchers have warned.
Rootkit leaves false trail to 'accuse' Prevx of infections 

Rootkit leaves false trail to 'accuse' Prevx of infections

In Web/client - By Ericka Chickowski, 10 November 2006 11:23 PM
In their latest move in a game of cat and mouse with security companies, the hackers that created Gromozon redesigned the malware over the last week to include pop-ups and ...
Gromozon rootkit has infected 250,000 PCs 

Gromozon rootkit has infected 250,000 PCs

By Ericka Chickowski, 5 September 2006 11:16 PM
A leading malware research firm in the UK warned on Friday that the nearly undetectable Gromozon rootkit has infected a quarter of a million computers.
Sony settles rootkit lawsuit 

Sony settles rootkit lawsuit

By Frank Washkuch, 23 May 2006 6:23 PM
A major controversy over digital rights management (DRM) technology came to an end this week, as a federal court judge approved a settlement between Sony-BMG Entertainment and ...
Experts warn of the rise of the rootkit  

Experts warn of the rise of the rootkit

By William Eazel, 18 April 2006 10:30 AM
The use of rootkits to conceal both malware and commercially viable Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) is on the rise, new research warned today.
McAfee: Massive increase in rootkit use 

McAfee: Massive increase in rootkit use

By Dan Kaplan, 17 April 2006 9:32 PM
The number of malicious programs employing stealth technology to make them virtually undetectable by PCs is rapidly increasing, giving rise to more sophisticated Windows-based ...
Russian rootkit stealing bank info 

Russian rootkit stealing bank info

By Dan Kaplan, 22 March 2006 10:10 PM
Teams from Sana Security have discovered a difficult-to-detect trojan designed to steal passwords previously used on infected machines.
Sony warned early of rootkit dangers 

Sony warned early of rootkit dangers

By Frank Washkuch, 1 December 2005 8:59 PM
Bloggers’ latest question for the brass at Sony-BMG Entertainment has become, “Why didn’t the music giant act sooner?”
Texas sues Sony over rootkit  

Texas sues Sony over rootkit

By Frank Washkuch, 21 November 2005 8:48 PM
The state of Texas sued Sony-BMG Entertainment on Monday, claiming the company has violated its recently enacted anti-spyware law.
Firm: Middle Eastern group behind AIM rootkit 

Firm: Middle Eastern group behind AIM rootkit

By Frank Washkuch, 18 November 2005 10:50 PM
A rootkit dispersed through AOL Instant Messenger that first appeared in late October has been traced to an unidentified Middle Eastern group.
Sony faces customer rebellion after rootkit blunder  

Sony faces customer rebellion after rootkit blunder

By William Eazel, 16 November 2005 12:26 PM
Sony-BMG Music Entertainment's use of spyware techniques for copyright protection is only the latest example of a trend that will likely promote a “consumer backlash," industry ...
Sony rootkit may be more dangerous on the way out 

Sony rootkit may be more dangerous on the way out

By Frank Washkuch, 15 November 2005 10:30 PM
Uninstalling Sony-BMG Entertainment’s spyware-like application from a PC could be more harmful than having downloaded it in the first place, a Princeton University professor ...
Sony budges, pulls rootkit from CD-Roms 

Sony budges, pulls rootkit from CD-Roms

By Frank Washkuch, 14 November 2005 10:06 PM
Sony-BMG Entertainment, the target of public outcry over spyware-like technology installed on 20 of the company’s CDs without end-user notification, pulled the application from ...
Viruses take advantage of Sony rootkit 

Viruses take advantage of Sony rootkit

By Frank Washkuch, 11 November 2005 9:49 PM
Sony BMG Entertainment’s inclusion of a rootkit application classified as spyware may have set off the perfect storm of internet insecurity.
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