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A Deep Dive Analysis of Microsoft’s Kernel Virtual Address Shadow Feature

Credit to Author: Minh Tran| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 19:05:59 +0000

One of the key features of Microsoft‘s patches is the “Kernel Virtual Address Shadow” (a term coined by Microsoft), or KVAS for short. This feature effectively blocks the Meltdown attack, as it leaves very little kernel memory accessible to user mode code. In this blog post we provide a deep dive analysis of this feature.

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SpriteCoin: Another New CryptoCurrency…or NOT!

Credit to Author: FortiGuard SE Team| Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:05:59 +0000

Fortinet FortiGuard Labs has come across a ransomware that only accepts Monero – an open source cryptocurrency created in 2014 – for payment, signaling a shift away from the widely used and accepted standard Bitcoin in the ransomware space. Ransomware authors are aware of current trends and events, and appear to be taking advantage of all the hype surrounding the cryptocurrency craze.

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