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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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Sony pleads innocent in latest rootkit fiasco
August 31, 2007
McAfee joins ranks of those criticizing Sony over rootkit-like behavior of device driver used to run its Micro Vault USB.
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Virtual rootkits not a problem, say researchers
October 2, 2007
Hypervisor technology cannot be used to hide rootkits from detection, according to a study by Carnegie Mellon and Stanford researchers.
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Security A to Z: Rootkits
November 27, 2006
Hackers aren't the only ones using rootkits. The Sony fiasco brought the toolkits into the mainstream.
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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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EMI: We don't use rootkits
November 7, 2005
Record label claims its copy-restriction software can easily be uninstalled and is not hidden like that used by rival Sony.
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Insecurity complex on the Net
January 10, 2008
British TV presenter learns Web lesson: Never give out ID freely. Also: MBR rootkit takes aim at Windows users.
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Sony's rootkit fiasco
November 21, 2005
The storm over the record label's antipiracy software raises questions about who owns the desktop and what exactly is a rootkit.
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Rootkits get better at hiding
July 19, 2006
Malicious-code writers craft a Trojan horse that may be the "first born of the next generation of rootkits."
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Sony settles with FTC in rootkit case
January 30, 2007
Proposed agreement includes barring Sony BMG from installing copy protection software on CDs without users' consent.
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Sony 'rootkit' prompts office clampdown on CD use
November 14, 2005
IT departments are reacting to a new threat: users bringing CDs to work that can introduce rootkit-like software to their systems.
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What makes a rootkit?
November 21, 2005
The Sony copy-protection fiasco has moved the term from hacker lingo to a threat known and feared by ordinary PC owners.
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Sony's antipiracy may end up on antivirus hit lists
November 4, 2005
Security software makers consider adding protection against the cloaking tool in Sony's anticopying technology.
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Sony rootkit victims in every state, researcher says
January 18, 2006
Figures suggest that Florida leads the pack in PCs that have rootkit-like software from Sony's antipiracy tool.
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Sony's CD scheme backfires
November 14, 2005
Do employees who play music CDs with Sony's antipiracy rootkit pose a security risk?
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Will Sony's DRM nightmare affect future policies?
November 12, 2005
Readers weigh in on the security debacle surrounding Sony's rootkit music CDs.
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FAQ: Sony's 'rootkit' CDs
November 11, 2005
Sony's copy protection could help hide new viruses on a PC. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself.
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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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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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