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Grisoft offers free rootkit fighting tool
April 10, 2007
AVG Anti-Rootkit can detect and remove malicious software used to hide other nefarious applications on PCs.
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Homeland Security official suggests outlawing rootkits
February 17, 2006
With mishaps like the Sony BMG fiasco, outlawing rootkits might be the way to go, a Homeland Security official suggests.
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Report: Rootkits becoming increasingly complex
April 18, 2007
But more security firms are designing software to uproot the stealth technology, says McAfee.
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Start-up Robot Genius deploys new security technology
April 30, 2007
Threefold software package is designed to address all sides of malicious software problems.
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Trojan horses steal bank details, passwords
March 24, 2006
Cybercriminals use new Trojan horse tricks to steal money via bank Web sites and to nab personal passwords.
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Microsoft: Zombies most prevalent Windows threat
June 12, 2006
Scan finds that more than 60 percent of compromised PCs are infected with bot software.
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Rootkit numbers rocketing up, McAfee says
April 17, 2006
Security company sees a 700 percent rise in software used to cloak code, whether Trojan horses or commercial programs.
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'Bots' for Sony CD software spotted online
November 10, 2005
Trojan horses use controversial tool from copy-protected albums to hide on hard drives and take over computers.
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Virus writers use open-source methods
July 17, 2006
Antivirus vendor McAfee cites potential for harm if power, efficiency of open source is misused.
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