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NewsPC 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. - News
Sony BMG settles rootkit case with 39 states
December 21, 2006 Record label to pay $4.25 million a year after acknowledging that it secretly installed antipiracy software on music CDs. - News
Online gamblers targeted by scams
May 18, 2006 Through hidden rootkits and Trojan horses, hackers attempt to use casinos' popularity to steal from poker players. - News
Seeking changes to the DMCA
March 31, 2006 Controversial law hinders warnings to consumers on matters like Sony rootkits, security researchers say. - News
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. - News
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. - News
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. - News
The next generation of security threats
December 5, 2007 Forget widespread worms. Nowadays, limited-scale threats like targeted e-mail attacks are causing the most concern. -
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RootKit Hook Analyzer 3.02
Check and display rootkits that hook the kernel system services of your computer.
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U.K. government rejects calls for DRM ban
February 20, 2007 Almost 1,500 sign anti-DRM petition, but U.K. officials say the technology, when certain safeguards are observed, still has value. - News
Sony rootkit settlement gets final nod
May 23, 2006 Record label must stop using controversial anticopying software and compensate customers, settlement says. - News
Mac OS flaw exposes Apple users
February 21, 2006 Apple is working to patch operating-system vulnerability that could be exploited to install rootkits, backdoors. - Downloads
RootkitRevealer 1.71
List registry and system API discrepancies indicating presence of user- or kernel-mode rootkit. - Downloads
AntiHook Windows XP/2003 Server 3.0 build 23
Protect your system from threats before they surface. - News
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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