Rootkits are powerful malware, actually a bunch of them together, that even your antivirus may find it hard to detect and remove from your system. Rootkits can be manually put inside the system with ...

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

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.

A new Linux kernel rootkit dubbed ‘syslogk’ has been spotted in the wild by Avast cybersecurity researchers. According to an advisory by David Álvarez and Jan Neduchal, syslogk would be able to cloak ...

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 ...

Mustang Panda deployed TONESHELL via a signed kernel-mode rootkit, targeting Asian government networks and evading security ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stealthy and multifunctional Linux malware that has been infecting telecommunications companies went largely unnoticed for two years until being documented for the first time by researchers on ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. As if Windows users need any more bad news on the security ...

SonicWall on Monday released a firmware update that the security vendor says will remove rootkit malware deployed in recent attacks targeting Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 appliances.… The update ...