The next time you're cruising one of the various Android app
piracy forums looking for the free crack for ROM Manager or Root
Explorer, be warned that you may get more than you're looking
for. A new bit of malware named DKFBootkit has been found
attached to pirated apps that require root. It hooks itself into
the boot sequence by altering files in the system, and can cause
all sorts of problems without the user being aware. Since you
think it's a legit application, you say OK when it asks for root
privileges, and you are owned. It's bad news all around.  The
good news is that it's easy as hell to avoid. That's the part of
these types of stories that never seems to get mentioned. Use a
bit of common sense -- you download a file from someone who is
able to crack a legit app and defeat any license checks, and you
don't think they can drop a bot or keylogger in there as well?
Idiocy like this is what keeps malware alive on Windows
desktops, and Android devices. Stop stealing apps, and don't be
stupid enough to tr