Spyware Danger Meets Rootkit Stealth
Paul F. Roberts writes in eWeek:
The makers of one common spyware program are borrowing techniques from another type of malicious program, known as "rootkits," to help evade detection on systems they infect, spyware experts say.
Recent versions of the Cool Web Search spyware have rootkit-like features that allow the spyware authors to hide their program files on Windows systems.
The new spyware variants are a sign of the increasing sophistication of malicious code authors, and of spyware makers, according to Roger Thompson, director of malicious content research at Computer Associates International Inc.
posted by Fergie @ 6/20/2005 03:56:00 PM
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