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CrowdStrike details Spyboy Terminator said to kill Microsoft Defender, Avast, and more EDRs

Sayan Sen — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 09:02:01 +0000

CrowdStrike has shared details on Spyboy Terminator EDR killer. It is one of the EDRs, alongside the likes of Microsoft Defender, Avast, and more, that can be disabled by the evasion tool. Read more...

Defender will now protect against malicious drivers with new "Vulnerable Driver Blocklist"

Sayan Sen — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:44:01 +0000

Microsoft Defender now has a new feature that will protect Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server devices from malicious drivers. The feature is termed "Microsoft Vulnerable Driver Blocklist". Read more...

Microsoft WHQL-signed FiveSys driver was actually malware in disguise

Sayan Sen — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:12:01 +0000

A WHQL-certified driver called "FiveSys" was detected by Bitdefender which was, in reality, a malicious rootkit. After learning about it, the driver's signature has since been removed by Microsoft. Read more...