| Cyberwarfare attacks pose a growing and little | | | | powerful, common, and difficult to detect they |
| understood threat. Internet users think nothing | | | | can be widely used in combination with social |
| about surfing the internet superhighway through | | | | malware techniques to attack a large number of |
| virtual battle zones with only their mouse for | | | | computer systems in a relatively short period of |
| company. Most people never forget to secure | | | | time. Rootkits not only download updates to |
| their doors at night but the same individuals will | | | | themselves, but also virus payloads that they |
| leave their computer ports open when they are | | | | install inside their encrypted folders to avoid |
| out surfing the net. The internet respects no | | | | detection. |
| borders and can take the user into dangerous | | | | According to the Associated Press, Spanish police |
| territories infested with malware. No one is safe | | | | arrested three ringleaders behind a Mariposa |
| from these internet malware threats and these | | | | botnet that infected 12.7 million PCs, stealing credit |
| virtual terrorists use multiple methods. They | | | | card and banking information. Infected computers |
| piggyback on our existing infrastructure and | | | | were at more than half the Fortune 1,000 |
| bandwidth to invade our privacy and security in | | | | companies and 40 major banks. The Mariposa |
| our own homes and offices without our | | | | botnet was one of the world's largest, as it |
| knowledge. | | | | spread into more than 200 countries and appears |
| Hundreds of cyberwarfare attacks on military | | | | to be more sophisticated than the botnet that |
| systems and government infrastructures are | | | | was used to hack Google Inc. |
| reported daily. A botnet is a network of infected | | | | Malware writers keep updating rootkits and their |
| computers, called zombies, which can be used for | | | | malicious attacking methods, as anti malware tools |
| sending out spam, mounting denial of service | | | | become able to detect them. The three most |
| attacks, stealing personal information, cyber | | | | dangerous rootkits that were recently updated |
| terrorism, etc. Computer botnets are facilitated | | | | are Rustock, 4DW4R3, and TDL3. Safe rootkit |
| by rootkit infections. | | | | removal is a very complex process, and only |
| Cyberwarfare is an enormous threat around the | | | | security companies that have the best cutting |
| world, as an enemy can cripple our economy | | | | edge technology are able to accomplish this. |
| using malware such as rootkits which were | | | | X-Wire Technology's internet security division |
| virtually undetectable until now. Power stations, | | | | Tizer Secure has released two powerful free |
| highways, offices, hospitals, etc. are all vulnerable | | | | tools to help individuals protect themselves against |
| to a cyberwarfare attack. It is estimated that | | | | these hard to remove threats. Newly released |
| over 50 million computers worldwide are infected | | | | Tizer Rootkit Razor is able to detect newly |
| with botnets. | | | | updated rootkits Rusktock and 4DW4R3 as well |
| Hacker tools are becoming cheaper and easier to | | | | as all other malicious rootkits using multiple |
| obtain and rootkits allow hackers to bypass | | | | methodologies. This tool will scan files, registry |
| normal security controls and remain undetectable. | | | | keys, DLLs, processes, kernel API modifications, |
| Rootkits are used to infect zombies to create | | | | SSDT modifications, kernel object modifications, |
| botnets. A rootkit will capture personal | | | | hidden ports, hidden drivers/services, etc. to help |
| information, while creating a back-door into the | | | | detect and safely remove rootkits. It is |
| system to alter files, processes, or tools to | | | | compatible with Windows XP, Vista, and 7 (32-bit). |
| escape detection. As rootkits become more | | | | |