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Rootkit: A type of Trojan that keeps itself, other files, registry keys and network connections hidden from detection. It enables an attacker to have "root" access to the computer, which...; Full Rootkit Definition >>

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Trick or treat: AIM worm delivers backdoor, rootkit and adware: Trick or treat: AIM worm delivers backdoor, rootkit and adwareRe: Aim wormhttp://www.analogstereo.com/ferrari_328_owners_manual.htmRE: Trick or treat: AIM worm delivers backdoor, rootkit and adwarehttp://www.analogstereo.com/ferrari_328_owners_manual.htm; Tags: Rootkits, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, AIM worm, Trick-or-Treat, worm, rootkit, AOL Instant Messenger, adware; Discussion threads 2008-05-04
Mark Russinovich on rootkits in commercial software: Mark Russinovich on rootkits in commercial softwareRe: Rusinovichhttp://www.analogstereo.com/lamborghini_owners_manual.htmRE: Mark Russinovich on rootkits in commercial softwarehttp://www.analogstereo.com/lamborghini_owners_manual.htm; Tags: Rootkits, Tools & Techniques, Mark Russinovich, commercial software, rootkit, software; Discussion threads 2008-05-04
Microsoft acquires rootkit specialist Komoku; DoD now a customer: Microsoft acquires rootkit specialist Komoku; DoD now a customerAs if we didn't already have enoughRootkits, spyware, and Trojans from Microsoft.Maybe now they can perfect them so the "user" doesn't even know they're there.Couldn't just by Sony's rootkit tech, MSand I was just settling down with the comfort of Google probably...; Tags: Rootkits, rootkit, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department of Defense; Discussion threads 2008-03-20
Is there a rootkit stashed in your boot record?: Is there a rootkit stashed in your boot record?You mean Apple Macs aren't affected?Fascinating. This has been 'known about for some time', Windows 2K affected, XP is affected, Vista partially affected, Apple Mac NOT affected. Imagine that, yet another security drop off which only affects Microsoft Windows. Vista, the OS...; Tags: Rootkits, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), BIOS, Operating systems, rootkit, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, MBR; Discussion threads 2008-01-09
QuickTime zero-day attacks intercepted: QuickTime zero-day attacks interceptedThis anti-Apple bias must stopThis story is false. It must be false because the Apple zealots have always told us that Apple is better than Microsoft because Apple patches [b]before[/b] there are exploits in the wild and here we have yet another case where ZDNet is reporting...; Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, rootkit, Norton Co., Apple Inc., Symantec Corp., exploit, Apple QuickTime, virus, Microsoft Windows, zero-day bug; Discussion threads 2007-12-03

PScanner++ (6): Pscanner++ helps you to find packed files, processes, and services on your system. Frequently, malware are packed and hidden in many different folders, therefore is much difficult to find every reply of them. With this product improves Disk Cleanup tool, packed search engine, and management of the File Scanner. Now...; Tags: Rootkits, rootkit, malware, search engine, disk, tool; Software downloads 2007-10-29
Sony pleads innocent in latest rootkit fiasco: Sony pleads innocent in latest rootkit fiascoToo many screwups for Sony latelyI used to be a HUGE Sony Fan. Every piece of electronics in my home used to be Sony. Stereo, amps, CD, DVD, TV, everything. Now, I have one clock radio, and if it goes out...; Tags: Rootkits, rootkit, Sony Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-08-31
Sony rootkits = Trouble (again!): Sony Rootkits = Trouble (again!)Getting the lesson across...IANAL, but my reading of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act says that at least the first of the Sony rootkit episodes is a serious felony. Since Kaspersky documented that many DOD computers were in fact involved, someone at...; Tags: Rootkits, Microsoft Corp., rootkit, Sony Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-08-29
Sony + rootkits = Trouble (again!): Somebody over at Sony must have a thing about rootkits because once again the company is caught trying to cloak files on systems using what security company F-Secure describe as "rootkit-like behavior." This time the product afflicted is Sony's MicroVault USM-F fingerprint reader software that is supplied with fingerprint-protected USB...; Tags: Sony Corp., Directory, Rootkit, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-08-29
News to know: Sony rootkit redux; Oracle SaaS; Cracking open the Wii: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Rootkit-like behavior found on Sony fingerprint reader.Firefox or IE? Strange answer to security question. Galleries: How to use Internet Explorer and Firefox securely.Phil Wainewright: Oracle's misconceived SaaS strategy.Yahoo files to dismiss China human rights suitMary Jo Foley: New Microsoft-commissioned studies are busting out all over. Microsoft...; Tags: Sony Corp., Facebook, Software-as-a-service, Gateway Inc., Oracle Corp., Rootkit, Nintendo Wii, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-08-28
rootkit-like behavior found on Sony fingerprint reader: Finnish anti-virus vendor F-Secure has found rootkit-like features in a plug-and-play fingerprint reader marketed by Sony.The discovery was made when F-Secure's BlackLight scanner picked up hidden files on a system with the Sony Microvault USM-F fingerprint reader software.F-Secure Mika Stahlberg explains:The Sony MicroVault USM-F fingerprint reader software that comes with...; Tags: Technique, Sony Corp., Directory, F-Secure Corp., Rootkit, Fingerprint Reader, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-08-27
rootkit-like behavior found on Sony fingerprint reader: Rootkit-like behavior found on Sony fingerprint readerOnce a Crook Always a CrookGame Over Sony (RiP 2005) so why continue?Here we go again!What in the world are the developers at SONY thinking?Looks like $ony found something to do with all those unused rootkits.n/tDid they think nobody would noticeWill this one have...; Tags: Rootkits, fingerprint reader, Sony Corp., rootkit; Discussion threads 2007-08-27
Blue Pill Project extends VM rootkit cat-and-mouse tussle: Blue Pill Project extends VM rootkit cat-and-mouse tussleMS ?"systems based on a microkernel architecture"please explain how the pill works.Root Kits and virues.The accountability issue is not about why a person wastes their time building a bad reputation to get attention, as the peer support saying "that's great!" isn't there if...; Tags: Rootkits, Games, Blue Pill Project, Blue Pill, rootkit, accountability issue; Discussion threads 2007-08-05
Blue Pill Project extends VM rootkit cat-and-mouse tussle: LAS VEGAS - The intellectual cat-and-mouse tussle over hiding and finding virtual machine rootkits has hit a new gear with a team of researchers dismissing the notion of "100 percent undetectable" malware and the release of source code for a new "Blue Pill" rootkit.As previously reported, Thomas Ptacek, co-founder of...; Tags: Zero-day attacks, Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spyware and Adware, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Black Hat; Blog posts 2007-08-02
Let users virtualize Vista because hypervisor rootkits are no threat: Let users virtualize Vista because hypervisor rootkits are no threatGreat article Thomas, but I have a question[i]"...there’s much more to the X86 platform than meets the eye. That includes chipset features, obscure timing sources, and even hardware bugs, or “errata”, that sneak into the finished version of any chip. To...; Tags: Rootkits, Virtualization, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Blue Pill, hypervisor, rootkit, hypervisor rootkit, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2007-07-05
Let users virtualize Vista because hypervisor rootkits are no threat: Ryan Naraine is on vacation. Guest editorial by Thomas Ptacek Several weeks ago, reports surfaced that the threat of super-sophisticated "hypervisor malware" was preventing Microsoft from allowing their Windows Vista Home Edition operating system from running within virtualization software. Now, Microsoft may have a lot of good reasons for restricting...; Tags: Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Black Hat, Apple; Blog posts 2007-07-05
Blue Pill hacker challenge update: It's a no-go: A quick update to the challenge handed down to hacker Joanna Rutkowska to prove that her Blue Pill technology creates "100% undetectable malware."Rutkowska says she is "ready to accept" the challenge but wants her two-person team to be paid $384,000 ($200 a day each for two people working full-time for...; Tags: Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-06-29
Rutkowska faces '100% undetectable malware' challenge: At last year's Black Hat security conference, stealth malware researcher Joanna Rutkowska caused a stir with the introduction of Blue Pill, a new technology she claims can create malware that remains "100 percent undetectable."This year, a group of her peers will challenge Rutkowska to prove it, arguing that a...; Tags: Zero-day attacks, Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spyware and Adware, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Open source, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Digital rights management, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-27
Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Pro (exe): A robust combination of award-winning bidirectional firewall, fast and effective anti-malware, and personalized antispam, Outpost Security Suite Pro keeps your computer protected against all major Internet security threats at all times. The built-in Host Protection module provides proactive protection by monitoring interactions between applications and alerting on unauthorized activities. Includes...; Tags: Network security, SECURITY, Agnitum, anti-spam, Internet security, monitoring, firewall, computer, Internet; Software downloads 2007-06-25
Microsoft insults our intelligence on Virtualization security: With the announcement that Microsoft will not ease up on its EULA End User License Agreement terms for virtualizing lower-tiered versions of Windows Vista, Microsoft has once again pulled out the security argument for its decision again and I must say that I find it rather insulting. It's not that...; Tags: Microsoft, Intel, Hardware, Desktop, AMD, Vista, Virtualization, Security, News; Blog posts 2007-06-20