Microsoft has confirmed that it has signed off on the recently discovered "rootkit malware" found on the Windows platform, which is believed to be a potential point of access for threat actors. The ...

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Microsoft today confirmed what a security researcher had discovered about the patch that was said to be causing Windows to crash. “I wanted to update you on additional information provided by ...

Microsoft late on Wednesday confirmed that a rootkit caused Windows PCs to crash after users applied a security patch issued last week. Only systems infected with the Alureon rootkit were ...

A week ago, Microsoft officials said they were removing one of the company's Windows patches from the Windows Update pipeline because of reports of blue-screening by some XP users after applying that ...

Microsoft security researchers are warning about a new generation of powerful system monitoring programs, or “rootkits,” that are almost impossible to detect using current security products and that ...

Editor’s note: Microsoft clarified its MBR rootkit removal advice after this story was posted. Microsoft is telling Windows users that they’ll have to reinstall the operating system if they get ...

eSpeaks' Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Execs say that the newly acquired technology provided by the Komoku purchase allows businesses to better respond to the increased use of rootkits as an attack tool to their networks and systems. The ...

As per Gizmodo, cybercriminals are now using a rootkit called FiveSys, which suspiciously got a digital signature from Microsoft. It is worth noting that Microsoft's digital seal should supposedly ...

Microsoft has shored up its enterprise security portfolio -- and gained a toehold in the government marketplace -- with the acquisition of Komoku, a government-funded startup with products that snoop ...

Microsoft will update its security tools to detect and remove part of the copy protection tools installed on PCs when some music CDs are played. The Redmond, Wash., software maker has determined that ...