Rootkits hit the news earlier this month when Mark Russinovich of Sysinternals noticed odd behaviour following installation of some digital rights management (DRM) software that shipped with a Sony ...

This post explains what is a Rootkit virus in cybersecurity. While it is possible to hide malware in a way that will fool even the traditional antivirus/antispyware products, most malware programs ...

Listen to the Computerworld TechCast: Rootkits. If an illegal hacker wants to do something to your system, such as plant a virus, a Trojan horse program or spyware, he has to gain access to the system ...

In the past malware infections typically consisted of worms, trojans, backdoors, and viruses that were easily detected, and for the most part, removed. To make an anti-virus program's job more ...

Rootkits are among the most difficult malware to detect and remove. Now, new variations are targeting Windows 10 systems. Use this advice to protect yourself from them. Attackers use rootkits to hide ...

You don’t want a rootkit infection. Any malware compromise is bad, but rootkits—by their very nature—are especially nasty. The irony is that you might have a rootkit infection right now and not know ...

Rootkits can also hide their presence by removing records from log files, failing to display when you type “ps –ef” The name “rootkit” derives from the problem’s historic roots on Unix systems where ...