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Windows PatchGuard Expected To Be Hacked Soon
News PatchGuard, a Microsoft technology to protect key parts of Windows, will be hacked sooner rather than later, a security expert said on Thursday. PatchGuard will be broken pretty soon after the final version is released.
[October 13, 2006, 10:15]
Windows PatchGuard 'hindering Security'
News Cybercrooks have found ways to exploit the kernel for malicious purposes, making the protection offered by PatchGuard key to securing the operating system, said Stephen Toulouse, a program manager in Microsoft's Security Technology Group.
[August 11, 2006, 8:50]
Windows PatchGuard Expected To Be Hacked Soon
Talkback It it won't be cracked then that would be a historical first. Guess no amount of add-ons can fix a broken design.
[October 13, 2006, 20:06]
Windows PatchGuard 'hindering Security'
Talkback I agree. Vista is Microsoft's product its up to them how secure it should be. This is almost akin to a virus writer suing Microsoft because they developed a patch when stopped the virus from working.
[September 28, 2006, 12:58]
Windows PatchGuard 'hindering Security'
Talkback So if Microsoft makes a "secure" product they can be sued by security vendors whose revenue depends on how un-secure the Windows OS has been historically. They should sue the pants off Apple for lost revenue after all these years with limited virus...
[August 12, 2006, 15:25]
Microsoft Lifts Lid On EC Vista Probe
Talkback As for disabling Patchguard, the best solution to stop malware simply duplicating the disabling code, would be to allow it to be switched off only BEFORE vista boots.then have software vendors supply a key CD with a MASSIVE security key...
[October 25, 2006, 10:11]
McAfee And Microsoft Tangle Over Vista Security
News We know there are hacker documents out there on how to circumvent PatchGuard, and Microsoft has not had a good history of writing secure code.In response, Microsoft claimed that PatchGuard, or Kernel Patch Protection, was "a critical step to...
[October 3, 2006, 14:20]
Vista Backlash Begins
News It also criticised Kernel Patch Protection, or PatchGuard, the part of Vista that prevents modifications to the core system. According to Shevchenko, the fundamental vulnerability of PatchGuard is that it functions at the same level as the core...
[January 31, 2007, 9:35]
Microsoft To Meet Security Companies Over Vista Row
News The company, however, had not yet communicated about the kernel protection features, called PatchGuard. We have not received anything at all from Microsoft concerning PatchGuard," McAfee spokesman Siobhan MacDermott said on Tuesday.
[October 19, 2006, 8:55]
Microsoft Partner: Vista Less Secure Than XP
News Kaspersky also added her voice to Symantec and McAfee complaints that PatchGuard, designed to protect the Vista kernel, is hindering security companies' work. PatchGuard doesn't allow legitimate security vendors to do what we used to do," said...
[March 16, 2007, 15:09]
Microsoft's Allchin: Vista Won't Need Antivirus
News Both antivirus companies have asserted that they need access to PatchGuard, the part of the operating system designed to prevent malicious attacks, to be able to produce effective code. Microsoft has yet to provide the interface — filtering APIs...
[November 10, 2006, 14:41]
Microsoft Backs Down Over Vista Complaints
News We need to work with them on the right approaches to work with PatchGuard. In 64-bit versions of Vista, the kernel protection, or PatchGuard, not only locked out hackers but also prevented some security software from running, security companies...
[October 16, 2006, 8:35]
Kaspersky Predicts Vista Security Holes
News According to Gostev, one of the first pieces of the operating system to be attacked will be PatchGuard, the code that protects the Vista kernel. PatchGuard, or kernel patch protection, attempts to protect the Vista kernel from unauthorised...
[December 11, 2006, 13:13]
Microsoft Coughs Up Vista APIs
News But they complained that the kernel shield, called PatchGuard and intended to stop hackers in 64-bit versions of Vista, blocks security products too. Microsoft has released a first draft of programming interfaces meant to help security firms create...
[December 21, 2006, 8:05]
Microsoft Lifts Lid On EC Vista Probe
News The second Vista security area causing the EC concern was PatchGuard, or kernel patch protection, the code that prevents access to the Vista kernel. A senior Microsoft executive has revealed details of the European Commission's anti-competition...
[October 24, 2006, 17:10]
Symantec And Microsoft Co-operate On Security
News The security vendors claimed that a kernel shield developed by Microsoft, called "PatchGuard" and intended to stop hackers attacking 64-bit versions of Vista, blocked their security products too. Antivirus specialist Symantec has joined a security...
[October 23, 2007, 16:10]
Don't Rush To 64-bit Vista, Says Analyst
News But they complained that the kernel shield called PatchGuard in 64-bit versions of Vista, which is intended to stop hackers, blocks security products, too.bit Windows is expected to eventually supplant 32-bit versions.
[October 23, 2006, 10:05]
Symantec Finds Flaws In Vista's Core
News For example, the "PatchGuard" feature that checks the integrity of key parts of the kernel code can be disabled, according to the report. In a third and final report on Windows Vista, Symantec examined the security of the operating system core and...
[August 10, 2006, 8:30]
Microsoft Accused Of Withholding Vista APIs
News Both Symantec and McAfee also claim not to have been given access to the PatchGuard kernel, a protective feature that vendors claim excludes them but lets in hackers. Anti-malware company Symantec has accused Microsoft of withholding key...
[September 27, 2006, 12:35]
Microsoft Feuds With Rivals Over Vista Security
News A dispute still exists over "PatchGuard", a security feature that Microsoft says is designed to guard core parts of the 64-bit version of Vista, but which critics say locks out helpful software from security rivals.
[September 20, 2006, 9:00]
