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Vista DRM Prevents Kernel Tampering

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the in-theory-anyway dept.

mjdroner writes "A ZDNet blog reports on a new DRM feature for Vista that 'protects' the kernel from tampering. The blog quotes a Microsoft document: 'Code (CI) protects Windows Vista by verifying that system binaries haven't been tampered with by malicious code and by ensuring that there are no unsigned drivers running in kernel mode on the system.' The blog says that much of the DRM in Vista is simply a port from XP, but that this feature is new to the OS."

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  1. fr0st pist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Appl3 too. No, from within.

  2. Re:Coercion? by ad0gg · · Score: -1, Troll

    Spend $300 for a cert from a trust authority? Oh noes. I gotta spend money. :( Next thing you know internet explorer will require SSL certs issued from trust authority requiring me to pay cash to have ssl on my website. Damn that ms!

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    Have you ever been to a turkish prison?

  3. Jomamma has holes. by sowth · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yeah, just like your mama's vagina.