ZeroAccess, a kernel-mode rootkit, recently shifted its infection technique from kernel mode to user mode. (For more on ZeroAccess, which turns infected systems into a peer-to-peer botnet, read the
Day: July 10, 2012
This is our second look at security-related changes to Windows 8 and the new Metro interface. Our first post introduced the topic and examined some of what’s new and potentially risky in Inte
W32.Morto first surfaced in August 2011 causing a stir when it targeted weak passwords on Remote Desktop Protocol Connections in order to propagate across networks. W32.Morto.B, the new variant, no
One fine day, Sony called Alec Empire of Atari Teenage Riot to use a song of his in a commercial. Little did they think that the request to use the anthem extolling Anonymous and Bradley Manning wo