Unlike the defaced websites of a decade ago, when attackers compromise a website today, they don’t leave any outwardly visible signs of the intrusion. Instead, they plant malicious external references to silently foist malware onto visitors’ computers. Features within the Web browser can also be used against you. Here’s a look at some of the [...]

A stack overflow in Apple’s handling of fonts in PDF files has left iPhone users vulnerable to an exploit that gives attackers complete control of the device. The vulnerability was first discovered being used in a benign fashion to assist users in jailbreaking their iPhones via the Web. Read Full Post iPwn: PDF Exploit Takes [...]

A botnet is a collection of compromised (infected) computers under the collective control of remote attackers. The malware on the infected computer is known as a bot, a type of backdoor or remote access trojan (RAT). Here is a collection of the most common botnets. View full post on About.com Antivirus Software: Most Popular Articles

There is always risk in everything, including IT systems. IT systems are very complex, and all complex systems have risk, both known and unknown. There are also threats ranging from errors and omissions, to attackers, to environmental risks such as damage from rain storms, floods, hurricanes, and temperature excesses. There are four ways to handle [...]

Turns out that Realtek signed rootkit was really digitally signed. It’s not clear how the attackers were able to get their hands on a digitally signed Realtek certificate but it looks like they have one from JMicron as well. The problem, of course, is that digitally signed programs from trusted sources are often automatically trusted [...]

A rootkit gives attackers full access to the system (hence the term ‘root’) and typically hides the files, folders, registry edits, and other components it uses. In addition to hiding itself, a rootkit typically hides other malicious files that it may be bundled with. View full post on About.com Antivirus Software: Most Popular Articles