The detectors themselves typically work by comparing different views of the system and seeing where there's a mismatch. One of the original ways to perform this kind of detection was to dump a ...

A new sample of the ToneShell backdoor, typically seen in Chinese cyberespionage campaigns, has been delivered through a kernel-mode loader in attacks against government organizations.

The mysterious Avatar rootkit, detected by ESET as Win32/Rootkit.Avatar, appears to reflect a heavy investment in code development, with an API and a SDK available, plus an interesting abuse of Yahoo ...

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 ...

If anything good has come from the Sony DRM rootkit debacle, it's an increased awareness of the peril of rootkits. How many people knew what a rootkit was? Or heard of a rootkit? Outside of security ...

Rootkits hit the news earlier this month when Mark Russinovich of Sysinternals noticed odd behaviour following installation of some digital rights management (DRM) software that shipped with a Sony ...

In order to protect your PC it is important to download the latest signatures from your Internet security software vendor daily and regularly scan your system to detect and eliminate stealthy viruses, ...

The China-linked Mustang Panda APT has been using a kernel-mode rootkit in attacks leading to ToneShell backdoor deployments.

These attacker tools have become stealthier than ever. Even so, they may not require specialized protection. Talk of , favorite attacker tools for compromising computer systems without detection, has ...

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 ...

Security researchers have discovered an unusual new malware that steals user passwords and account payment methods stored in a victim’s browser — and also silently pushes up YouTube subscribers and ...