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Where are Rootkits Coming From?

Where are Rootkits Coming From?
By Ryan Naraine
December 7, 2005

The sharp rise in rootkit detections on Windows machines is a direct result of adware/spyware vendors using sophisticated techniques to hide processes and prevent uninstallation, according to anti-virus vendor F-Secure Corp.

The Finnish company, which ships an anti-rootkit scanner in its security suite, has identified ContextPlus, Inc., makers of the Apropos and PeopleOnPage adware programs, as the company responsible for a large number of stealth rootkit infections.

Nice writeup on rootkits and some of the problems we all live with every day.

rootkits, vulnerabilities, InfoSec

Filed by Ken at 12:05 pm under InfoSec