Sophos PLC has released a free tool to help PC users root out rootkits. Called Sophos Anti-Rootkit, the software will detect and remove both known and unknown rootkits, and it will also warn system ...

Thousands of Web sites have been rigged to deliver an updated version of a rootkit that many data security tools may be unprepared to handle, according to U.K.-based security software vendor Prevx Ltd ...

One of the newest threats in the wild—what security mavens mean by "loose on the net"—is called a "rootkit," or RK for short. While a rootkit by itself causes no damage, it attempts to ...

Over the past month, a new type of malicious software has emerged, using a decades-old technique to hide itself from anti-virus software. The malware, called Trojan.Mebroot by Symantec, installs ...

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 ...

As a consultant, I’m occasionally called on to remove malicious software (malware) from infected Windows computers. A recent case offered a stark example of something well known to techies, no ...