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Spy rootkit goes after key Indian, Iranian systems

...Indonesia. Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley told ZDNet UK that the rootkit circumvents preventative measures such as disabling autorun and autoplay in Windows. "This... Read more

16 July, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Researchers to demo rootkit on Android phone

...Security researchers plan to demonstrate a rootkit running on an Android-based smartphone that could give an intruder full... Read more

2 June, 2010 by Matthew Broersma
Ad-Aware Free Antivirus + 10.1.211.3382

Ad-Aware Free Antivirus + 10.1.211.3382

...Internet threats. Featuring real-time anti-malware protection, advanced Genocode detection technology, rootkit protection, a scheduler, the product gives you the power to protect yourself... Read more

8 May, 2012

Carrier IQ gives the game away

...the normal user agreements or controls, it looks very much like a rootkit: indeed, from its nature and behaviour, there seems no other way to... Read more

2 December, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins

UK mobile operators: We don't use Carrier IQ

...much of the customer's data usage, has been described as a "rootkit" by a security researcher who publicised its widespread use. However, Carrier IQ... Read more

2 December, 2011 by David Meyer
CA AntiVirus Plus 7.0.0.115

CA AntiVirus Plus 7.0.0.115

...leaner, meaner and smarter than ever before. The new release offers enhanced rootkit detection and removal. It also offers a visually refined, user-friendly interface... Read more

19 December, 2010
A decade of tech scandals

A decade of tech scandals

...after the discovery in October 2005 that the company had loaded a rootkit, meant to prevent unauthorised copying, onto about 100 music CD titles. When... Read more

27 November, 2010 by Staff

Smart grids raise risk of cyberattack, says US expert

The complex and distributed nature of smart grids means that energy infrastructures present more points of entry to hackers, according to a US Department of Energy expert Read more

29 October, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Stuxnet threat rings EU alarm bells

...a variety of different attack techniques and blends the characteristics of a rootkit, a worm and a Trojan to infect systems. "The attackers have invested... Read more

8 October, 2010 by Jack Clark
Malware Defender 2.7

Malware Defender 2.7

...worms, trojans, adware, spyware, keyloggers, rootkits). Malware Defender is also an advanced rootkit detector. It provides many useful tools that can be used to detect... Read more

11 September, 2010

Siemens warns Stuxnet targets of Scada password risk

...Monday. The Stuxnet piece of malware, which combines the characteristics of a rootkit, a worm and a Trojan, is currently infecting critical infrastructure systems around... Read more

20 July, 2010 by Tom Espiner
TDL <endeca_term>Rootkit</endeca_term> Detector 2.0

TDL Rootkit Detector 2.0

TDL Rootkit Detector is personal use software for detecting the presence of the TDL... Read more

2 August, 2011
Kaspersky TDSSKiller 2.7.37.0

Kaspersky TDSSKiller 2.7.37.0

A rootkit is a program or a program kit that hides the presence of... Read more

25 May, 2012
RegRun Security Suite Platinum 6.9.7.98

RegRun Security Suite Platinum 6.9.7.98

...bad guys by the most powerful weapon. RegRun Platinum includes a Partizan rootkit detector and a remover and integrated UnHackMe software Read more

5 May, 2012
UnHackMe 5.99.398

UnHackMe 5.99.398

...use the very complex methods for detecting hooked system functions. But the rootkit authors create the new tricks and the process repeats Read more

4 May, 2012

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Lonnie

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

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Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

9 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

13 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

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SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

13 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

15 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

16 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

19 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

20 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

21 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

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Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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