A previously undetected malware dubbed 'Lightning Framework' that targets Linux systems can be used to backdoor infected devices using SSH and deploy rootkits to cover the attackers' tracks. Described ...

One of the newest threats in the wild—what security mavens mean by "loose on the net"—is called a "rootkit," or RK for short. While a rootkit by itself causes no damage, it attempts to ...

The driver, called “Netfilter,” is a rootkit that talks to Chinese C2 IPs and aims to spoof gamers’ geo-locations to cheat the system and play from anywhere, Microsoft said. Microsoft signed a driver ...

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 ...

A probable Chinese rootkit infects targeted computers and stays active even if the system is being reinstalled. Malware exists in different flavors. Most of the time, malware consists of malicious ...

Rootkits are still a security scanner’s worst nightmare: New rootkit detection tests recently conducted by AV-Test.org found that security suites and online Web scanners detected overall only a little ...