This week the security firm Authentium found a [a href="vny!://www.intelliadmin.com/news"]workaround for Patch Guard[/a], the security feature Microsoft has embedded into the 64-bit version of Windows. It is supposed to keep out unsigned drivers, kernel modifications, and security company competitors. With Authentium's workaround it can be turned off, software installed, and turned right back on. Microsoft immediately responded by saying their reckless ways are endangering the security of Windows users and that they will [a href="vny!://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2036585,00.asp"]disable this hack quickly.[/a]
[hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"]They really don't want any of those Linux commies fixing bugs in their system.
And they sure as hell don't want 3rd party patches from reputable companies like Determina or ZERT to dare fix their software either. Never mind that Determina and ZERT can create, test, and issue a patch in a few hours while Microsoft takes weeks or even months to do it. It's the principle of it, you see. [font size="-1"][/font]
