Security researchers have found a flaw in the Microsoft Windows Platform Binary Table (WPBT) that could be exploited in easy attacks to install rootkits on all Windows computers shipped since 2012.

The technique has been likened to the rootkits used by hackers to make it impossible to delete malware from machines. It is based around the Lenovo Service Engine, a program embedded within the ...

Security researchers from Trend Micro have stumbled upon a new malware strain that mines cryptocurrency on Linux computers, but which is also different from previously seen cryptominers because it ...

A design flaw in the x86 processor architecture dating back almost two decades could allow attackers to install a rootkit in the low-level firmware of computers, a security researcher said Thursday.

There is a vulnerability buried deep in the firmware of many Apple laptops that could allow an attacker to overwrite the machine’s BIOS and install a rootkit, gaining complete control of the Mac. The ...

Hackers are relentless and it's unsurprising. One successful exploit can give them access to a fortune. Thankfully, security experts are mostly on our side. Just three months ago, Microsoft security ...

Rootkits don’t generally install themselves. Instead, they are often part of a what has come to be called a “blended threat” — an approach that uses several varieties of malware together to leverage ...

In order to protect your PC it is important to download the latest signatures from your Internet security software vendor daily and regularly scan your system to detect and eliminate stealthy viruses, ...

Several Apple TV modders are complaining that their enhancements to Apple TV, such as adding VNC and SSH, are being disabled over night. As some of my readers may recall, I wrote "Apple TV might ...