Positive trend in malware: rootkit developers killing each other's code
TDL built botnet armies. Its builder sold source code for more money for more armies. Someone who bought it built in a TDL killer. Now they both sound like the plot to a silly summer movie.read more
View ArticleSource code for the hottest malware of the year released into the wild
Source code and instructions for using the rootkit competing with Zeus for the title of most effective bank-targeting malware has been released by a hacker group; analysts expect to learn a lot that...
View ArticleMalware becomes the measure of success in smartphone market
It's hard to choose among the sometimes-contradictory market-share numbers in the competition for smartphone dominance. McAfee's quarterly malware report gives a good indication of changes the future...
View ArticleAndroid malware growing at rate of 1,320 percent per year
Android is, by far, the fastest-selling cell phone OS, which could have known by the speed with which people are creating malware to attack it. read more
View ArticleYour cell phone is spying on you; make it stop
Carriers have installed tracking software from a company called CarrierIQ to track customer actions, locations and other data, secretly. Read further to find tools to find the tracker and delete it....
View ArticleUnix: Rootkits -- Still scary after all these years
If you haven't worried about rootkits in a while, what are you waiting for? Rootkits remain one of the stealthiest and most worrisome forms of malware compromising systems today.read more
View ArticleUnix: Rootkit detection and prevention
You could have a rootkit infection right now and be totally unaware. One of the key goals of a rootkit is, after all, to go undetected. If the rootkit is hiding files, processes, logins, etc., how...
View ArticleUnix: Rooting out the kits
Finding a computer infection that is, above all else, designed to remain hidden is not easy work, but neither is it impossible. With some good insights and tools, you might just get a leg up on how the...
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