Research into how rootkits are used by cybercriminals has revealed that close to half of campaigns are focused on compromising government systems. On Wednesday, Positive Technologies released a report ...
A new Linux rootkit malware called Pumakit has been discovered that uses stealth and advanced privilege escalation techniques to hide its presence on systems. The malware is a multi-component set that ...
In the opening quarter of 2006, said McAfee in the first of a trilogy of reports on rootkits, its Avert Labs spotted more rootkit components in worms, Trojan horses, and spyware than in all of 2005.
26 September 2006 These allow spyware and bots to hide files and configurations from the user and evade detection from virus-scanners A new type of malware -- or rather an emerging technology used by ...
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 ...
Rootkits have been making the news with increasing frequency recently and I expect this trend will continue. eWeek recently quoted Microsoft's Anti-Malware Technology Team leader Jason Garms as saying ...
It's a silent and deadly threat long dreaded by security experts: malware entrenched in the firmware of modern computer chips that can't be expelled by reinstalling the operating system or even wiping ...
A newly discovered advanced cloud-native Linux malware framework named VoidLink focuses on cloud environments, providing attackers with custom loaders, implants, rootkits, and plugins designed for ...
Hoping to understand what a new generation of mobile malware could resemble, security researchers will demonstrate a malicious “rootkit” program they’ve written for Google’s Android phone next month ...
Update, 9 October 2018: The remediation section of the white paper contained inaccurate information. Secure Boot doesn't protect against the UEFI rootkit described in this research. We advise that you ...
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 ...