While infected, the files and services associated with TDSS will be invisible, but there are symptoms that the TDSS infection may display. These symptoms include: Google search result links will be ...

A new version of the venerable Alureon malware has appeared, and this one includes some odd behavior designed to prevent analysis and detection by antimalware systems. However, this isn’t the typical ...

The Alureon rootkit has become not just a major headache for its victims, with its insidious infection routines and persistence once on a machine. But it also has proved to be a challenge for ...

If you have a virus on your machine, there is a very real risk you will get kicked off the internet on Monday. Web-users are being warned to ensure their computers are clear of the nasty 'Alureon/DNS ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Warning from FBI: If you have ‘Alureon’ ...

Researchers at Kaspersky Labs analyzing the 4.5 million-strong Alureon botnet (also known as TDL and TDSS) have branded it “practically indestructible.” Law enforcement agencies have had some success ...

Microsoft's April security fixes for Windows will not install if the user's machine is infected with the Alureon rootkit. The company's latest security patches, released on 16 April, will spot the ...

For the second month in a row, Microsoft has tried to eradicate a mutating rootkit that has blocked some Windows users from installing security updates. According to the Microsoft Malware Prevention ...

Pesky rootkit looks like it's getting refined for attacks. More secure features for Hotmail; Microsoft, Defense Dept. go on offense. Remember Alureon, the pesky rootkit, which hit the Windows ...

Over a quarter million computer users all over the world will be losing internet access on Monday, the 9 th of July. Some media and news reports are creating a hype claiming that the malicious ...

Redmond announced today it has found the cause of reported rebooting problems after some Windows users installed a recent patch: The systems were infected with malware. Specifically, the Alureon ...