So far, the malware doesn't appear to be targeted, but security experts say that will likely change, as attackers find ways to penetrate corporate networks with the rootkit.

Rootkits that hide malicious software from anti-virus and anti-spyware tools are growing in number and sophistication, and will pose an unprecedented risk to users by 2008, a security firm says.

Microsoft said the rogue driver had a limited impact. It was aimed at gamers, and isn't known to have compromised enterprise users. Also, the rootkit only works "post exploitation," according to ...

The Krasue rootkit can hide or unhide ports, make processes invisible, provide root privilege, and run the kill command for any process ID. It can also cover its traces by hiding malware-related ...