10/30/2006
Security vendor circumvents Windows Vista’s Patchguard
October 27, VNUNet — Security vendor circumvents Windows Vista’s Patchguard. Security researchers with Authentium have found a way to circumvent the Patchguard security technology that Microsoft has built into the 64−bit version of its forthcoming Windows Vista operating system. Over the past months the Patchguard technology has been subject of a fierce debate between security vendors and Microsoft because it prevents some anti−virus software from functioning. Authentium’s technology allows an application to effectively disable Patchguard. In a blog posting the company argued that providing kernel access to third party Websites will enable future security innovations.
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Technorati Tags: Windows Vista’s Patchguard, Authentium, Microsoft, Infosec
Filed by Ken at 9:35 am under InfoSec, Technology
