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Old 4th November, 2009, 12:52 PM
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Researchers Create Hypervisor-Based Tool For Blocking Rootkits

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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 17:45

New technology 'patches' the operating system kernel, protects it from rootkits

Researchers at North Carolina State University and Microsoft Research have come up with a way to combat rootkits by using the machine's own hardware-based memory protection: the so-called HookSafe tool basically protects the operating system kernel from rootkits. [Front page...]
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