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Rootkit numbers rocketing up

Ever since I wrote about DHS and their cutting edge take on the rootkits, they’ve been spreading. Now McAfee has released a report stating what we all know…they’re on the rise and fast.

In the first quarter, the number of rootkits seen by McAfee’s Avert Labs grew by 700 percent, compared with the same period last year, the company said Monday.

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