BitDefender has joined a growing list of security vendors testing tools for rootkit detection and cleanup. The Bucharest, Romania, anti-virus vendor on July 7 unveiled an anti-rootkit utility that ...

Q: I currently use BitDefender 2016 on my Windows 10 network and mobile devices. I trust that security software to guard against the normal hazards of modern computer/internet usage (drive-by-attacks, ...

While a form of the Zacinlo rootkit has been active for several years, BitDefender said Monday that it has adopted a more sinister appearance: as an anonymous “VPN” service, S5Mark, that worms its way ...

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Cybersecurity researchers at Bitdefender have detailed how cyber criminals have been using FiveSys, a rootkit that somehow made its way through the driver-certification process to be digitally signed ...

Digital signatures are an industry-standard means of defending against malicious programs, but a recently spotted rootkit figured out how to outsmart them. Reading time 2 minutes A recent report by ...

A rootkit-based malware disguised as a free VPN service has infected at least thousands of Windows PCs, according to Romanian cybersecurity and antivirus software company BitDefender. The group behind ...

The detection and eradication of rootkits — the software code increasingly used to hide malware or adware — is either fairly simple or nearly impossible, depending on which security expert is bringing ...

A malware operation previously limited to China's borders has expanded over the past few months to infect users from all over the world, antivirus firm Bitdefender said in a report published today.

Security researchers have discovered an unusual new malware that steals user passwords and account payment methods stored in a victim’s browser — and also silently pushes up YouTube subscribers and ...

When it was released back in 2015, one of the main perks of Windows 10 was the improved security features that made it harder for rootkits to get a foothold on Microsoft's new OS. But three years ...