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New Rootkit Bypasses Windows Code-Signing Security

Trailrunner7 writes "In recent versions of Windows, specifically Vista and Windows 7, Microsoft has introduced a number of new security features designed to prevent malicious code from running. But attackers are continually finding new ways around those protections, and the latest example is a rootkit that can bypass the Windows driver-signing protection."

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  1. But can TDL4 bypass Safe Mode? by digitaldc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Safe Mode is all I run nowadays.
    I am just too scared to 'Start Windows Normally'

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    He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
    1. Re:But can TDL4 bypass Safe Mode? by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's weird, when I tried the "Last Known Good" configuration it booted up Windows 98!