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Microsoft WHQL-signed FiveSys driver was actually malware in disguise

Sayan Sen — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:12:01 +0000

A WHQL-certified driver called "FiveSys" was detected by Bitdefender which was, in reality, a malicious rootkit. After learning about it, the driver's signature has since been removed by Microsoft. Read more...

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Tests find Vista's UAC nails rootkits

Michael Stanclift — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:27:29 +0000

Vista's UAC has a security feature that marks it out from any other type of Windows security program -- it can spot rootkits before they install. This is one finding buried in a report published... Read more...

One in Five PCs Infected With Rootkits

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:09:53 +0000

Malware researchers at Prevx have highlighted what they are calling a 'massive growth' in the number of PCs harboring rootkit infections. More than 725,000 PCs were scanned using the Prevx CSI malware scanner over a... Read more...

F-Secure: Sony uses rootkits again

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:13:37 +0000

The included fingerprint-reader software in Sony's MicroVault USM-F line of USB drives installs files in a hidden folder under "c:windows" that can be used maliciously, Finnish security company F-Secure has found. That directory and the... Read more...

Government-Funded Startup Blasts Rootkits

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:18:52 +0000

A startup funded by the U.S. government's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is ready to emerge from stealth mode with hardware- and software-based technologies to fight the rapid spread of malicious rootkits. Komoku, of College... Read more...

Researchers: Rootkits headed for BIOS

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:03:18 +0000

Insider attacks and industrial espionage could become more stealthy by hiding malicious code in the core system functions available in a motherboard's flash memory, researchers said on Wednesday at the Black Hat Federal conference. ... Read more...

Intel Researchers Sneak Up on Rootkits

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:36:03 +0000

Intel Corp.'s researchers are working to outwit cyber attackers, including those employing stealthy rootkits. The chip maker's Communications Technology Lab, in a project called System Integrity Services, has created a hardware engine to sniff out... Read more...

Rootkits are taking over Windows XP SP2 Machines

Steven Parker — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 23:33:25 +0000

According to a recent report on eweek, more than 20% of malware found on machines are stealth rootkits. Jason Garms, architect and group program manager in Microsoft's Anti-Malware Technology Team, said the open-source... Read more...

PowerUser.tv Ep 15: Crying Over Rootkits, Worst Bugs & Games

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:46:23 +0000

In this episode Kristin and the gang at PowerUser.tv: Give an update on the status of the Sony rootkit fiasco Discuss history's worst software bugs Converse about Microsoft stealing... Read more...