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

Dr. Chris Hillman, Global AI Lead at Teradata, joins eSpeaks to explore why open data ecosystems are becoming essential for enterprise AI success. In this episode, he breaks down how openness — in ...

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 ...

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.

Trend Micro has quietly released a rootkit scanning/cleaning utility, belatedly joining the list of anti-vendors pushing out free standalone tools to nab the stealthy computer threats. Trend Micro's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dr. Chris Hillman, Global AI Lead at Teradata, joins eSpeaks to explore why open data ecosystems are becoming essential for enterprise AI success. In this episode, he breaks down how openness — in ...

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 ...

Rootkits hide processes, files, and network connections and can be written to perform like a device driver on any operating system. Most people associate rootkits with the questionable practices of ...

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 ...

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, ...