The group behind the TDSS rootkit has developed a new method for getting the pernicious malware onto as many machines as possible: a worm-like, self-propagating loader. The new mechanism has the ...

Hackers are compromising WordPress 3.2.1 blogs in order to infect their visitors with the notorious TDSS rootkit, according to researchers from Web security firm Websense. It’s not clear how the ...

As reported by fellow IT security vendor Prevx late last year, TDDS-3 comes from a 'dropper' that is spread by peer-to-peer networks or by crack and keygen websites. Infosecurity notes that the ...

As reported previously, the TDSS rootkit malware – and its associated botnet – are one of the world's major botnet swarms and has been recoded several times to increase and refine its efficiency.

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The TDSS malware, which spreads via porn and bootleg Web sites, as well as video game and file storage services, has been in development since 2008, according to Kaspersky researcher Sergey Golovanov.

In recent versions of Windows, specifically Vista and Windows 7, Microsoft has introduced a number of new security features designed to prevent malicious code from running. But attackers are ...

Back in February, the TDSS rootkit was hot news. Microsoft had issued a patch to Windows that caused some systems to blue screen at startup. The problem was traced to a rootkit that Microsoft called ...

A hard-to-detect rootkit may be causing Windows XP systems to crash following Microsoft’s latest security updates. Windows users began flooding Windows support forums this week, saying that their ...

Experts from security vendor ESET warn that TDL4, one of the most sophisticated pieces of malware in the world, is being rewritten and improved for increased resilience to antivirus detection. “ESET ...