LAS VEGAS—Just when anti-virus vendors think they have a bead on the threat from stealth rootkits, along comes word that a pair of researchers have discovered a new way to hide malicious programs.

BANGKOK, March 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With the rapid growth of 5G including new cellular infrastructure, growing networks and data centers supporting expanding cloud computing, developers are ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University and Microsoft Research have come up with a way to combat rootkits by using the machine's own hardware-based memory protection: the so-called HookSafe ...

Word that Intel is taking on rootkits came as a surprise to some last week. But researchers at the chip giant have been working on security technologies for several years. What's more, Intel's labs ...

Researcher at ESET outlines research on the first successful UEFI rootkit used in the wild. The discussion of Sednit was part of the 35C3 conference, and a session given by Frédéric Vachon, a malware ...

Apple announces deal to secure long-term flash memory supplies Apple today announced that it has reached long-term supply agreements with Hynix, Intel, Micron, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba to ...

A digitally-signed rootkit is used in wide-reaching malicious activities aimed at stealing login credentials, payment information, and browsing history, spam social network users, and adware activity.

Modern computers utilize what is known as a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) to get up and running. When you press the power button on your Mac or PC, the UEFI begins communicating with ...

Malware exists in different flavors. Most of the time, malware consists of malicious files stored in computers operating systems, just like any other file, and running as software with or without high ...

Don’t think viruses, Trojans, and APTs are the only security problems that you need to worry about these days. Rootkits are still one of the most stealthy, potentially damaging and ultimately viable ...

Rootkits have been making the news with increasing frequency recently and I expect this trend will continue. eWeek recently quoted Microsoft's Anti-Malware Technology Team leader Jason Garms as saying ...

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 ...