Rootkits

NEWS: 1 - 3 of 23

	Yahoo, McAfee to warn users of dangerous websites SearchSecurity.com | 06 May 2008 ARTICLE - Websites suspected of spreading malicious programs or spamming and phishing campaigns will be highlighted in search results.

	New Storm attack exploits April Fool's Day SearchSecurity.com | 01 Apr 2008 ARTICLE - Security organizations are keeping an eye out for April Fool's-inspired attacks. The keepers of the Storm Trojan are already launching such attacks, researchers warn.

	Microsoft acquires rootkit detection vendor SearchSecurity.com | 20 Mar 2008 ARTICLE - Rootkit detection vendor Komoku, which does the bulk of its business with the Department of Defense, will be wrapped into Microsoft's Forefront and Windows Live OneCare software.

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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 11

	Microsoft PatchGuard: Locking down the kernel, or locking out security? 22 Apr 2008 TIP - Contributor Tony Bradley examines the controversial PatchGuard feature of Windows Vista and explains its role in fighting rookits and other malware.

	vPro: Making the case for network security on a chip 22 Jan 2008 TIP - Stephen Cobb explains why products like vPro may soon be just as common in network security infrastructures as today's firewalls.

	Have vendors secretly placed rootkits on USB thumb drives? 04 Jan 2008 EXPERT ANSWER - You can get rootkits from malicious Web sites and emails, but what about reputable vendors? Application security expert Michael Cobb explains how sneaky malware installation cost one organization a million dollars.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 1 of 1

	Leave no trace: Understanding attackers' motives Addison Wesley | 22 Sep 2005 BOOK CHAPTER - This excerpt from Chapter 1 of "Rootkits: Subverting the Windows Kernel," explains the purpose of back doors and how hackers use them, as well as how stealth plays a major role in most successful attacks.

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 1 of 1

	keylogger 04 May 2004 WORD - A keylogger, sometimes called a keystroke logger, key logger, or system monitor, is a hardware device or small program that monitors each keystroke a user types on a specific computer's keyboard. As a hardware device, a ...

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Rootkits:  Spyware, Adware and Trojans, Web Threats, Email and Messaging Threats, Emerging Information Security Threats, Hacking Tools and Techniques, Identity Theft and Data Security Breaches, Viruses, Worms and Other Malware