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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Microsoft to remove rootkit component of XCP copy-protection software used by Sony and others In a recent TechNet blog, Jason Garms of Microsoft's Anti-Malware Technology Team outlined how the company ...

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 ...

Firmware-based rootkits, though still relatively rare, are gaining in popularity because they give threat actors a way to maintain a persistent, hard-to-detect, and difficult-to-eradicate presence on ...

Rootkits are among the most difficult malware to detect and remove. Now, new variations are targeting Windows 10 systems. Use this advice to protect yourself from them. Attackers use rootkits to hide ...

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 ...

Manually removing rootkit-based malware can be extremely difficult. You can’t delete the offending Registry entries because the malware process is running. You halt the malware process, but Windows ...