The detection and eradication of rootkits — the software code increasingly used to hide malware or adware — is either fairly simple or nearly impossible, depending on which security expert is bringing ...

On July 26, McAfee will begin offering a new application called Rootkit Detective, designed to detect and remove dangerous rootkit attacks. The software will also help end users ward off the threats, ...

The for-free program now detects and deletes the Wootbot, Purstiu, Optixpro, and Optix Trojans, and the Hacty rootkit. Rootkits are especially dangerous, because they can hide the existence of other ...

Remember that Sony Rootkit DRM Scandal a little while back? The one that boned your computer with a rootkit when you put in a CD with Sony’s DRM on it? Well, Sony’s just agreed to pay out $150 to ...

Microsoft has confirmed that it has signed off on the recently discovered "rootkit malware" found on the Windows platform, which is believed to be a potential point of access for threat actors. The ...

Cybersecurity researchers at Bitdefender have detailed how cyber criminals have been using FiveSys, a rootkit that somehow made its way through the driver-certification process to be digitally signed ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The tangled web woven by music giant Sony BMG is getting bigger by the minute. The label is already facing a class action lawsuit in California over ...

A newly discovered rootkit may not be particularly threatening in itself, but its unique method of concealment could pave the way for more malicious exploits, researchers say. Symantec and F-Secure ...

A rootkit is a kind of software that conceals malware from standard detection methods. A good analogy for a rootkit would be a burglar breaking into your house. The burglar is dressed all in black, so ...

The revelation 5 years ago that Sony BMG was planting a secret rootkit onto its music customers’ Windows PCs in the name of anti-piracy is seen now as one of the all-time significant events in IT ...