Neowin News Feed for: Patchguard

Microsoft Denies PatchGuard Update, Kernel Hacks Link

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:52:32 +0000

Tuesday's update to Windows Vista's PatchGuard, a kernel protection scheme designed to keep malicious or unproven code at arm's length, had nothing to do with recent hacks of another Vista defense, Microsoft said Thursday. The... Read more...

Researcher: PatchGuard hotfix stitches up benefit to MS

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:08:42 +0000

Microsoft has come under fire for quietly releasing a fix to its controversial PatchGuard kernel protection software in order to improve the performance of its Virtual Server 2005 product. PatchGuard is a much-touted security addition... Read more...

Symantec Vista security advances despite Patchguard

Steven Parker — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:32:39 +0000

Symantec has released a public beta of its Norton Internet Security 2007 and Norton AntiVirus 2007 suites for Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Vista operating system. While the software supports both 32 and 64-bit versions of the... Read more...

Microsoft Decries Vista PatchGuard Hack

Steven Parker — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:14:54 +0000

Microsoft officials say they are unhappy that security software maker Authentium has decided to bypass the controversial PatchGuard kernel protection feature in its next-generation Vista operating system, and said that the tactic could lead to... Read more...

Microsoft Stands Firm On PatchGuard

Steven Parker — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:43:59 +0000

Microsoft is still talking with partners who are complaining about how the Redmond, Wash. developer has set up Windows Vista's security, but it won't budge from its decision to lock down access to the kernel,... Read more...