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Popureb – a small rootkit with a big reputation

07

Jul

2011

There has been a lot of discussion in recent weeks about some new variants of the Popureb rootkit that clobber your Master Boot Record (MBR). Initial reports from Microsoft even suggested the only way to recover was to reinstall Windows, which fortunately is not true. SophosLabs Threat Researchers Mike Wood, Michele Freschi and Ahmed Zaki […]

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POPUREB vs. TDL4

06

Jul

2011

A new Master Boot Record (MBR) rootkit has recently taken the threat spotlight. The Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC) noted a new malware variant that is capable of overwriting a system’s MBR. In MMPC’s post, Microsoft also clarified that using the Windows Recovery Console is enough to return the infected MBR to a clean state […]

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‘Indestructible’ rootkit rumours are greatly exaggerated! Stand down from high alert!

01

Jul

2011

LulzSec has sailed away – if not off the edge of the world, at least into a part of space and time from which it can no longer trigger scary headlines. It seems we needed something to replace LulzSec, and it looks as though we’ve found it. The indestructible rootkit! The rootkit in question is […]

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