Security analysts have been predicting that kernel rootkits, which cloak their activity by replacing a portion of a programs software kernel with modified code, are expected to continue to grow in ...

There are indications that the system crashes and the dreaded blue screen of death (BSoD) that many Microsoft Windows users reported suffering after installing this week’s batch of security updates ...

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 ...

Long before Mark Russinovich blew the whistle on Sony BMGs use of stealthy, rootkit-style techniques to cloak its DRM scheme, spyware researchers recall seeing traces of the controversial XCP ...

A new Linux kernel rootkit dubbed ‘syslogk’ has been spotted in the wild by Avast cybersecurity researchers. According to an advisory by David Álvarez and Jan Neduchal, syslogk would be able to cloak ...

Security researchers have identified a new family of Linux rootkits that, despite running from user mode, can be hard to detect and remove. Called Umbreon, after a Pokémon character that hides in the ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Q: I currently use BitDefender 2016 on my Windows 10 network and mobile devices. I trust that security software to guard against the normal hazards of modern ...

Gamers on a forum allege that Sony added a rootkit to its latest PlayStation 3 firmware update, version 3.56. So far, Sony hasn't responded to the claim. Don Reisinger CNET contributor Don Reisinger ...

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

Hoping to understand what a new generation of mobile malware could resemble, security researchers will demonstrate a malicious “rootkit” program they’ve written for Google’s Android phone next month ...

The latest rootkit in the wild hides on your hard drive's boot sector and is starting to infect Windows PCs, according to security researchers. And the real kicker: The rootkit can't be detected by ...