"Rootkits" are being brandished the greatest upcoming security risk by Microsoft researchers. They are virtually undetectable by current antivirus, antispyware, anti-"insert whatever you want here" software, and it affects multiple operating systems:
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/...021705X,00.asp
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Microsoft security researchers are warning about a new generation of powerful system monitoring programs, or "rootkits," that are almost impossible to detect using current security products and that could pose a serious risk to corporations and individuals.
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