A rootkit uncovered in the wild in December is proving to be a real headache to detect, according to Finnish security company F-Secure. Dubbed “Mebroot,” the rootkit infects the master boot record ...
It can also download the Ruins.MB Trojan, which installs other malicious programs on the computer or continuously launches a casino application PandaLabs has detected the appearance of Zcodec, a new ...
Microsoft Corp. hopes to beef up its security capabilities with the acquisition of Komoku Inc., a developer of rootkit-detection products. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. With the deal ...