Computer Defender 2009 is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as Virus Remover Professional. This program uses false scan results and fake security alerts as a method to scare you into ...
Advanced XP Defender is the successor to the rogue anti-spyware program called WinIFixer. Advanced XP Defender is advertised through the use of Trojans that display fake security warnings and state ...
ORLANDO – If your system gets infiltrated by a rootkit, you might as well just “waste the system entirely,” a Microsoft official told fellow security professionals last week at the annual InfoSec ...
Listen to the Computerworld TechCast: Rootkits. If an illegal hacker wants to do something to your system, such as plant a virus, a Trojan horse program or spyware, he has to gain access to the system ...
Most malware are like leeches on your computer’s software. But, a rootkit can turn your computer’s very operating system against you. If you’re a smart Windows user, you probably already know about ...