TDSS or Alureon rootkit attacks 64-bit computers!
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Computer users should be aware that a new variant of Alureon, TDSS, TDL, TLD3, or whatever this rootkit is called, version has been released! Until now rootkit was incapable to affect 64-bit PCs, running Windows Vista, Windows XP and Server 2003, because there were several protections against untrusted modifications to the Kernel. However, these days infection was discovered to have been modified and updated successfully to affect 64-bit computers.
After Alureon rootkit makes it possible to reach Windows XP system, users immediately should notice this infiltration because computer simply fails to boot. More...
