rootkit in news
RSS rootkit in newsSecurity experts criticise Phorm
News On Thursday, Phorm denied that Apropos had contained a rootkit but admitted that it did contain code to hide itself from other pieces of adware. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [18 Apr 2008]
Rootkit to protect Trojans goes live
News A gang that specialises in the theft of banking information through Trojans is attempting to protect its work by spreading a rootkit that veils malware. Until late in December 2007, the Master Boot Record (MBR)... [10 Jan 2008]
Trojan targets companies' top brass
News F-Secure security expert Patrik Runald recently postulated that the perfect attack would be a zero-day attack using a rootkit-cloaked Trojan sent to an HR manager who, due to company policy, would be compelled to open... [26 Sep 2007]
Sony USB device harbouring "nasty" rootkit
News Sony says the rootkit-like behaviour of a device driver used to run its biometric Micro Vault USM-F thumb drive was unintentional. The software needed to be installed on the PC for the USB to work contains the... [03 Sep 2007]
Phishers jump on the iPhone bandwagon
News Henry said: "This threat is particularly insidious in that scripts within the HTML code returned to the user contain exploit code for multiple vulnerabilities to improve the malicious hacker's chances of gaining the necessary access to... [03 Jul 2007]
Worst week for viruses in a year?
News According to warning notices from Postini - as well as VeriSign, which has also been following the threat - clicking on the executable file in one of the new Storm Worm emails installs a rootkit with anti-security... [16 Apr 2007]
Virus alert as Storm Worm rages on
News Once a user downloads the executable file, the code opens a backdoor in the machine which means it can be remotely controlled, while installing a rootkit that hides the malicious program. Many home PC users may have been... [23 Jan 2007]
Sony BMG faces ongoing rootkit fallout
News First, Sony hasn't placed any DRM on CDs since the the rootkit ordeal surfaced. Sony BMG is making amends in California and Texas for secretly loading antipiracy software onto customers' computers. But the record label... [21 Dec 2006]
Vista: 'Expect hackers to find holes'
News In the summer, rootkit researcher Joanna Rutkowska demonstrated a signed driver requirement bypass at Defcon 2006. Antivirus experts from Kaspersky Labs have predicted 90 per cent of current malware will run on... [12 Dec 2006]
Bank data seized in e-card scam
News The miscreants use a flaw in Microsoft's Windows operating system to drop the spy software and a rootkit to hide it on PCs, Thompson said. Cyber crooks are using e-cards that appear to come from a secret admirer in a... [22 Sep 2006]
Anti-DRM day to debut next month
News However, incidents such as last year's Sony rootkit debacle - when people who played certain CDs on their computers unwittingly downloaded software that made them more vulnerable to viruses and spyware - highlighted the... [04 Sep 2006]
Virus writer suspects bagged by police
News McAfee UK security consultant Greg Day said in addition to installing a backdoor, the Trojan would attempt to hide itself by exploiting the rootkit-like properties of any Sony BMG digital rights management, or DRM,... [28 Jun 2006]
Barclays signs up F-Secure for free AV package
News The basic package will include antivirus, anti-spyware, and anti-rootkit protection. Barclays Bank is offering F-Secure's basic antivirus package to its 1.6 million active online customers for two years. [30 May 2006]
Sony DRM settlement passes final legal hurdle
News The software's presence was masked by a "rootkit" that can make the PC more vulnerable to viruses and other hacker attacks. A federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a endgame in a class action suit against Sony... [23 May 2006]
Online casino punters targeted by malware scams
News Earlier this week, Finnish antivirus vendor F-Secure detected a potentially malicious rootkit application, which was being dropped onto users machines from poker community site CheckRaised.com when they downloaded a... [17 May 2006]
