Windows Security

Researchers expect large wave of rootkits targeting 64-bit systems

New Havex malware variants target industrial control system and SCADA users

Maliciously crafted files can disable Microsoft’s antimalware products

Will full encryption sideline Google’s targeted ads?

IBM patents technique for killing fraud, using click patterns

A new technology would pick up on suspicious changes in people's online activity

New attack methods can ‘brick’ systems, defeat Secure Boot, researchers say

Security researchers from Mitre found new ways to defeat the Secure Boot feature in UEFI and install boot-level rootkits

New online banking Trojan program combines Zeus and Carberp features

The malware, dubbed Zberp, targets customers of 450 financial institutions, security researchers from Trusteer said

Heartbleed’s silver lining

The security flaw got more consumers to change their passwords and start using two-factor authentication

TrueCrypt source code audit finds no critical flaws or intentional backdoors

Some vulnerabilities were identified but are likely accidental, security auditors from iSEC Partners said

Stung by file-encrypting malware, researchers fight back

Ransomware programs such as CryptoDefense, CryptorBit and HowDecrypt have left users enraged -- and often helpless