Search results for "Windows Kernel"
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442VulnerabilitiesLazarus Hackers Exploited Windows Kernel Flaw as Zero-Day in Recent Attacks
The notorious Lazarus Group actors exploited a recently patched privilege escalation flaw in the Windows Kernel as a zero-day to obtain kernel-level...
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1.4KData SecurityWinTapix: A Windows kernel driver that hackers are exploiting. Check your system processes!
WinTapix is a driver developed by Microsoft for Windows.Donut is a position-independent shellcode that is used by this driver. It loads.NET Assemblies,...
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245VulnerabilitiesUsing Binary Diffing to Discover Windows Kernel Memory Disclosure Bugs
Patch diffing is a common technique of comparing two binary builds of the same code – a known-vulnerable one and one containing...
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223GeekSecurity Apps Fail to Detect Malware Threats Due to Windows Kernel Bug
According to security researchers, there is a decade old bug in Windows kernel that can be easily exploited to prevent security apps...
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215VulnerabilitiesBug in Windows Kernel Could Prevent Security Software From Identifying Malware
Malware developers can abuse a programming error in the Windows kernel to prevent security software from identifying if, and when, malicious modules...
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255Data SecurityDigging Into a Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability: CVE-2016-7255
The Windows kernel privilege escalation vulnerability CVE-2016-7255 has received a lot of media attention. On November’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a fix...
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201Data SecurityRecent Windows Kernel zero-day exploited by hackers behind the DNC hack
Executive vice president of Microsoft’s Windows and Devices group revealed that Windows Kernel zero-day recently disclosed was used by the Fancy Bear...
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195VulnerabilitiesGOOGLE REVEALS WINDOWS KERNEL ZERO DAY UNDER ATTACK
A Windows zero-day vulnerability is being used in an unknown number of attacks, Google disclosed today, 10 days after it privately reported...
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188VulnerabilitiesGoogle Finds 16 Bugs, 2 Zero-Days, in Windows Kernel Font Handling
The two zero-days were fixed in the summer of 2015.Project Zero researchers revealed this week that they helped Microsoft patch 16 security...
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2.1KMalwareHackers Exploit Windows Policy Loophole to Forge Kernel-Mode Driver Signatures
A Microsoft Windows policy loophole has been observed being exploited primarily by native Chinese-speaking threat actors to forge signatures on kernel-mode drivers....
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368NewsFull Linux Kernel In Windows 10 Now Available Via WSL 2
Microsoft’s recent associations with Linux and other open source software have certainly attracted the attention of developers. Starting with the initial release...
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339NewsWindows 10 To Soon Ship With Full Linux Kernel
On Fossbytes, we keep covering different developments that have the power to change the course of open source software evolution and adoption...
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202IncidentsKernel Exploit Demo – Windows 10 privesc via WARBIRD
In my previous post, I showed a number of ways of gaining SYSTEM privileges. The post ended up being a lot more...
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267IncidentsOpenBSD Will Get Unique Kernels on Each Reboot. Do You Hear That Linux, Windows?
A new feature added in test snapshots for OpenBSD releases will create a unique kernel every time an OpenBSD user reboots or...
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175Data SecurityRevisiting Windows Security Hardening Through Kernel Address Protection
Back in 2011 when Windows 7 Service Pack 1 was king of the hill and I was just starting to learn to...
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188Data SecurityRisk From Linux Kernel Hidden in Windows 10 Exposed at Black Hat
LAS VEGAS–Microsoft’s Windows 10 includes many innovative security features that are intended to help minimize risk and improve user experience. One such...
