Mobile network infections increase by 67%
Kindsight released a new report that reveals security threats to home and mobile networks, including a small decline in home network infections and an increase in mobile …
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New TDL4 rootkit successfully hiding from AV
A new variant of TDL4 has been identified, and it is now ranked as the second most prevalent malware strains within two months since detection. The characteristics are similar …
Lucrative ZeroAccess botnet enslaves one million active computers
The ZeroAccess rootkit has been around for quite some time now, spying on infected users, hiding from installed AV solutions and attempting to terminate them, redirecting …
Is Ubisoft’s DRM browser plugin a rootkit?
An offhand remark made by Google engineer Tavis Ormandy to a post on the Full Disclosure mailing list has sparked anger in the harts of Ubisoft users, as he shared his …
Researcher demonstrates highly persistent hardware backdoor
Spurred by the conclusion of a recent report that said that given the fact that China is the de-facto manufacturer of most IT equipment in the world, it could easily backdoor …
Researchers develop Android clickjacking rootkit
A group of researchers from North Carolina State University have managed to create a proof-of-concept rootkit for the Android OS that is able to hijack the clicks made by the …
New BIOS rootkit spotted
Towards the end of 2011, a Chinese company detected the first rootkit ever that targeted computers’ BIOS in order to be able to reinfect computers over and over again, …
Guard your website against malicious activity with WebsiteDefender
Acunetix released WebsiteDefender, an online security monitoring service which helps you secure websites against malware and hacker activity. Google’s security blog …
New P2P botnet soon available for sale
The development of a new botnet that will rely on a decentralized architecture based on P2P technology is nearing completion and will soon be offered for sale for a sum of …
Malware surpassed 75 million samples in 2011
McAfee released its latest threats report, revealing that malware surpassed the company’s estimate of 75 million unique malware samples last year. Although the release …
Malicious MIDI files lead to rootkit malware
A Windows Media remote code execution flaw that has been patched in the last Patch Tuesday is being exploited by attackers in the wild to deliver malware to the targets’ …
Malicious QR codes and the persistence of rootkits
Cybercrime has come a long way since it was mostly a digital form of vandalism. It has developed into a criminal business operated for financial gain and is now worth …