Attackers can downgrade Windows kernel components to bypass security features such as Driver Signature Enforcement and deploy rootkits on fully patched systems. This is possible by taking control of ...

North Korean threat actors known as the Lazarus Group exploited a flaw in the Windows AppLocker driver (appid.sys) as a zero-day to gain kernel-level access and turn off security tools, allowing them ...

Researchers warn that a Windows kernel privilege escalation in vulnerability fixed by Microsoft during the February Patch Tuesday was exploited in the wild as a zero-day by a North Korean threat actor ...

You cannot rely on kernel access to fight kernel rootkits. You'll have to rely on a higher level entity that can vouch for the security of the levels below. So even CrowdStrike wouldn't be able to ...

A distributed system of monitoring groups of computers using the same operating-system configuration can detect the changes wrought by rootkits following infection, a group of security researchers ...

On July 26, McAfee will begin offering a new application called Rootkit Detective, designed to detect and remove dangerous rootkit attacks. The software will also help end users ward off the threats, ...

A Windows zero-day vulnerability recently patched by Microsoft was exploited by hackers working on behalf of the North Korean government so they could install custom malware that’s exceptionally ...