One of the best security features of Windows 11 is also inherently anti-consumer.
Windows 10 will not load unsigned kernel mode drivers, starting with version 1607 of the operating system. This is something that had been announced back in 2015, but is only just being implemented.
There are various types of kernel drivers; the first that come to mind are device drivers that provide a software interface to hardware devices like plug and play interfaces or filter drivers. These ...
DeepZero hunts vulnerable Windows drivers the loldrivers.io list hasn't cataloged. It's open source, and it has already found verified bugs.
Hackers are using open source tools to exploit a Windows policy loophole for kernel mode drivers to load malicious and unverified drivers with expired certificates, researchers have found. The ...
Anti-cheat support from Riot Games, CoD, and EA are in the works ...
Learn how a malicious driver exploits a loophole in the Windows operating system to run at kernel level. Cisco Talos discovered a new Microsoft Windows policy loophole that allows a threat actor to ...
Why it matters: When it comes to online multiplayer gaming, nobody likes a cheater, not even cheaters. Whether using external software to enhance their performance or just to troll other players, ...
ESET researchers took an in-depth look into the abuse of vulnerable kernel drivers. Vulnerabilities in signed drivers are mostly utilized by game cheat developers to circumvent anti-cheat mechanisms, ...
The ALPHV ransomware group (aka BlackCat) was observed employing signed malicious Windows kernel drivers to evade detection by security software during attacks. The driver seen by Trend Micro is an ...