Security News > 2017 > June > New GhostHook Attack Bypasses Windows 10 PatchGuard Protections (The Hackers News)
2017-06-22 22:49
Vulnerabilities discovered in Microsoft PatchGuard kernel protection could allow hackers to plant rootkits on computers running the company's latest and secure operating system, Windows 10. Researchers at CyberArk Labs have developed a new attack technique which could allow hackers to completely bypass PatchGuard, and hook a malicious kernel code (rootkits) at the kernel level. PatchGuard,
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