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Major shift in strategy for ZeroAccess rootkit malware, as it shifts to user-mode

06

Jun

2012

SophosLabs has been monitoring a new strain of the infamous ZeroAccess rootkit that has been hitting the internet over the last few weeks.ZeroAccess is a sophisticated kernel-mode rootkit that enslaves victim PCs, adding them to a peer-to-peer botnet from which they receive commands to download other malware. The rootkit has undergone several revisions since its […]

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Targeting ZeroAccess Rootkit’s Achilles’ Heel

01

May

2012

ProliferationZeroAccess is one of the most talked and blogged [1], [2] about rootkits in recent times. It is also one of the most complex and highly prevalent rootkits we have encountered and which is still continuing to evolve. The ZeroAccess rootkit is distributed via both social engineering as well as exploitation. A recent blog post by our colleagues at McAfee, describes some […]

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Technical paper: The ZeroAccess rootkit under the microscope

11

Apr

2012

ZeroAccess is a sophisticated kernel-mode rootkit that is quickly becoming one of the most widespread malware threats.In a new technical paper from SophosLabs, malware researcher James Wyke explores the ZeroAccess threat, examines how it works and looks at what the malware’s ultimate goal is.ZeroAccess has a resilient peer-to-peer command and control infrastructure, runs on both […]

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