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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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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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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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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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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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PC hardware can pose rootkit threat
February 28, 2007
Memory space on components such as graphics cards, DVD drives and batteries can be used by miscreants to load malicious code onto PCs.
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Microsoft bug-checking tools promise fewer crashes
May 26, 2006
Company delivers new versions of source code analysis tools that seek to eliminate common flaws in driver software.
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Week in review: Sony's sour note
November 18, 2005
Sony BMG finds itself singing the blues this week, after copy protection on many of its CDs struck a sour note on fans' PCs.
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Year in review: Old worms, new tricks
December 27, 2005
Sober came back to bite, while hackers hunted for new ways to attack and spread code--and Sony stumbled into a rootkit debacle.
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Prevx 3.0.1.65
Detect and remove malicious software and keep your PC and personal information safe.
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ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition 4.7.0.53
Protect your PC against viruses, rootkits, buffer overflows, and malware.
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Spyware Doctor 8.0
Detect and clean malware, Trojan horses, and key loggers from your system.
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