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Showing 1-9 of 9 results foundGrisoft 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.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.Report: Rootkits becoming increasingly complex
April 18, 2007 But more security firms are designing software to uproot the stealth technology, says McAfee.Start-up Robot Genius deploys new security technology
April 30, 2007 Threefold software package is designed to address all sides of malicious software problems.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.Microsoft: Zombies most prevalent Windows threat
June 12, 2006 Scan finds that more than 60 percent of compromised PCs are infected with bot software.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.'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.Virus writers use open-source methods
July 17, 2006 Antivirus vendor McAfee cites potential for harm if power, efficiency of open source is misused. Sponsored matches for "rootkit"
