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• Microsoft Security Essentials – Rootkit Followup Video

  
  Remove-Malware.com — Authority: 116
  In this followup video to the Microsoft Security Detection and Removal tests video I show you what rootkit was present on the PC, what apps couldnt even detect it and what finally removed it.Microsoft Security Essentials -- Rootkit Followup Video is a post from: Remove-Malware.com | how do i get rid of malware ...
  1 day ago

• SQL Injection Attack Claims 132,000+

  
  IT Professionals Database (ITPD) - The European IT Professionals Database Networking Platform — Authority: 142
  An anonymous reader writes "A large scale SQL injection attack has injected a malicious iframe on tens of thousands of susceptible websites. ScanSafe reports that the injected iframe loads malicious content from 318x.com, which eventually leads to the installation of a rootkit-enabled variant of the Buzus backdoor ...
  1 day ago

• Insecurity complex on the Net (CNET)

  
  Adam Dicker | Domain Expert — Authority: 160
  British TV presenter learns Web lesson: Never give out ID freely. Also: MBR rootkit takes aim at Windows users. Continued here: Insecurity complex on the Net (CNET)
  2 days ago

• Security and auditing related packages available in Fedora 12

  
  rootninja — Authority: 128
  While there are application groups for just about every category of software from graphics, software development, office productivity, multimedia, and others, theres no specific group for security or auditing related packages. Heres a list of the security and auditing related packages that are now available in the ...
  2 days ago

• Atapi.sys Rootkit is EVERYWHERE!

  
  Remove-Malware.com — Authority: 116
  Man...every client Ive seen for the past 2 weeks who was infected with malware also had this Atapi.sys rootkit.  I know Ive written about this about 2 weeks ago, but I wanted to keep this fresh.  If youre searches are getting redirected and youve scanned with just about every thing you can think of then [...] ...
  4 days ago

• Remove Rootkits with Trend Micro Rootkit Buster Freeware

  
  Blogsolute — Authority: 431
  In order to keep your computer safe and fast, you have to keep eye on all activities running inside your computer. Not only a Anti Virus can provide protection from all online threats. There is a threat called Rootkits , which is very dangerous for your computer. Hackers always try to use Rootkits to hack your ...
  1 week ago

• Remove Rootkits with Trend Micro Rootkit Buster Freeware

  
  Blogsolute — Authority: 431
  In order to keep your computer safe and fast, you have to keep eye on all activities running inside your computer. Not only a Anti Virus can provide protection from all online threats. There is a threat called Rootkits , which is very dangerous for your computer. Hackers always try to use Rootkits to hack your ...
  1 week ago

• IceSword Displays Processes and Files Hidden from Windows Explorer

  
  Raymond.CC Blog — Authority: 412
  If you think that enabling “Show hidden files and folders” and disabling “Hide protected operating system files” from Folder Options will show every single hidden files/folders, then you are wrong. Recently I’ve been very busy because I am involved in a “secret” project (will be revealed here soon) that ...
  2 weeks ago

• ThreatFire AntiVirus

  
  ONenokia.it, Tecnologia in movimento - telefonia, cellulari, tariffe, recensioni, schede tecniche approfondite — Authority: 142
  ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition é in grado di proteggere costantemente il proprio computer da attacchi individuando attività sospette come per esempio le applicazione che registrano tutto ciò che si digita sulla tastiera del computer o in grado di rubare i propri dati personali e riservti. Grazie ad ...
  2 weeks ago

• Win32:Alureon-EJ [RTK]

  
  Computer, Mobile Phone and PDA Security — Authority: 434
  Win32:Alureon-EJ is a Trojan that can hide its presence on the infected system by using a Rootkit techniques. Win32:Alureon-EJ will embed itself on legitimate Windows process so that only a copy of that process will be visible running on the computer. Alias: - Damage Level: Low Systems Affected: Windows ...
  2 weeks ago

• AVG Antivirus V9 Free Version

  
  Free PC Security — Authority: 131
  AVG version 9 is a big improvement as far as free pc security applications  are concerned. It has a familiar and easy to use interface and is less cumbersome than versions 8 and 8.5. Its a big download, coming in at 74MB and installation takes a while, but this applies to the majority of antivirus programs. AVG state ...
  3 weeks ago

• Nasty New Rootkit Patches Atapi.sys

  
  Remove-Malware.com — Authority: 116
  For the past 7 days I’ve been seeing a new rootkit (not sure of the name) that patches the atapi.sys driver.  This rootkit was NOT detected by any of the applications I use in my bootable anti-malware toolkit. Full scans with:AviraSASMBAMSpyware DoctorGMERrevealed nothing.  I was still getting all searches in any ...
  3 weeks ago

• Suspicious File? Scan it with VirusTotal’s 35 + AV’s

  
  Bill Mullins' Weblog - Tech Thoughts — Authority: 137
  No matter what you’ve read or heard, there is no one solution that offers a 100% effectiveness rate for detecting viruses and malware. At the risk of sounding like the PC Guy on the recent Mac commercial, “trust me”. This is the primary reason that I recommend you occasionally have your system checked for [...]
  4 weeks ago

• Keeping Things in Perspective — the iPhone ‘Worm’

  
  Peter Upfold — Authority: 109
  The first worm to infect the Apple iPhone has been discovered spreading “in the wild” in Australia. The self-propagating program changes the phone’s wallpaper to a picture of 80s singer Rick Astley with the message “ikee is never going to give you up”. The worm, known as ikee, only affects “jail-broken” ...
  4 weeks ago

• 7 Top Notch Online Malware Scanners

  
  Bill Mullins' Weblog - Tech Thoughts — Authority: 137
  The one thing we know for sure about today’s malware is; it’s very smart. It’s so smart that it often recreates its own component parts even if it has been deleted. How smart is that?Today’s malware generally writes itself into multiple parts of the operating system and in many cases it can hide it’s [...]
  5 weeks ago

• Hands On: My Tizer Secure Adventure

  
  Security Watch — Authority: 520
  I recently encountered an anti-malware product called Tizer Secure , from X-Wire Technologies. The product has many good and useful features, but its real claim to fame (at least in my mind) is what the company calls "mass customization". It starts off simply enough scanning for known malware and for suspicious ...
  5 weeks ago

• Stop Rootkit Attacks and Protect Your Kernel ‘Hooks’!

  
  SpywareRemove Blog — Authority: 120
  Malicious software, also known as malware or computer viruses, has been a serious problem to computer users for several years. If used successfully, a malicious Rootkit could help cyber criminals crash computer systems, steal personal information, and even steal money. A ‘ Rootkit ‘ is one of the stealthiest ...
  5 weeks ago

• Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2009 – Free

  
  Free PC Security — Authority: 131
  Ad-Aware 2009 is the latest pc security program from Lavasoft. They state that it is an anti-malware, anti-spyware and anti-rootkit program which offers limited realtime protection against malicious downloads and rootkit detection is present, but behavior-based heuristics and real-time registry protection is excluded ...
  5 weeks ago

• New tool seeks to block rootkits by protecting their targets

  
  Ars Technica — Authority: 733
  In recent years, malware authors have developed increasingly sophisticated rootkits that burrow into the operating system itself, modifying basic filesystem and process management code in a way that ensures they are essentially invisible to anyone using the machine: no files visible, no processes apparent. While ...
  5 weeks ago

• How to Remove NetWorm-Win32-Kido.ih Worm Completely

  
  Renjus Blog | Tech Tips , Web Appz and Gizmos — Authority: 123
    Net-Worm.Win32.Kido.ih spreads mainly via local networks and removable storage media. This Win32.kido worm copies itself automatically to remote computers by creating temporary files with random extension. Follow the steps and tools given below to remove Net-Worm.Win32.Kido.ihworm/ rootkit completely . ...
  6 weeks ago

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