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The below synopsis information (in part) extracted from Microsoft; should
you desire understanding and learning more, please follow the provided URL.
http://hive.net/Member/blogs/the_insider/
It is important to remember that Microsoft (for years) has actively
discouraged third-party applications developers from designing software that
modifies the Windows kernel, because such software has been known to cause
instability issues and lower the reliability of Windows. Rather than allow
kernel modifications that could cause reliability and security problems for
you, Microsoft has worked for many years with third-party developers, such as
security software developers, to encourage the use of Microsoft-supported
extensions that enable them to build more effective and reliable products.
Some security vendors have asked Microsoft to provide instructions on how to
disable Kernel Patch Protection in 64-bit versions of Windows, because their
products include some features that modify the Windows kernel in undocumented
and unsupported ways. Making exceptions and allowing some vendors special
access to modify the Windows Vista kernel is unworkable. It opens the door
wide for malicious software. For example, rootkits could be designed to
present themselves to the operating system in the guise of a legitimate
application that was given special access. Also, making exceptions will
prolong the reliability problems that are caused by unsupported kernel
modification, such as when multiple applications compete to patch the same
kernel interfaces.
In the case of security solutions, unsupported kernel modifications also
limit your choices, by making it extremely difficult or impossible for
multiple security solutions to co-exist reliably on a system. We want to work
with security providers to make common extensions available, so that any
security vendors can use them, and so that security software does not itself
put your security and reliability at risk from malicious kernel modifications.
Here is what we are doing to maintain the integrity and security of 64-bit
Windows, while still addressing the needs of our security partners:
Please follow the above URL for the remainder.
--
Life is Wonderful while using Vista solo !
Posting & Painting
"Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and
exposing them to the critic."
Ambrose Bierce
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you desire understanding and learning more, please follow the provided URL.
http://hive.net/Member/blogs/the_insider/
It is important to remember that Microsoft (for years) has actively
discouraged third-party applications developers from designing software that
modifies the Windows kernel, because such software has been known to cause
instability issues and lower the reliability of Windows. Rather than allow
kernel modifications that could cause reliability and security problems for
you, Microsoft has worked for many years with third-party developers, such as
security software developers, to encourage the use of Microsoft-supported
extensions that enable them to build more effective and reliable products.
Some security vendors have asked Microsoft to provide instructions on how to
disable Kernel Patch Protection in 64-bit versions of Windows, because their
products include some features that modify the Windows kernel in undocumented
and unsupported ways. Making exceptions and allowing some vendors special
access to modify the Windows Vista kernel is unworkable. It opens the door
wide for malicious software. For example, rootkits could be designed to
present themselves to the operating system in the guise of a legitimate
application that was given special access. Also, making exceptions will
prolong the reliability problems that are caused by unsupported kernel
modification, such as when multiple applications compete to patch the same
kernel interfaces.
In the case of security solutions, unsupported kernel modifications also
limit your choices, by making it extremely difficult or impossible for
multiple security solutions to co-exist reliably on a system. We want to work
with security providers to make common extensions available, so that any
security vendors can use them, and so that security software does not itself
put your security and reliability at risk from malicious kernel modifications.
Here is what we are doing to maintain the integrity and security of 64-bit
Windows, while still addressing the needs of our security partners:
Please follow the above URL for the remainder.
--
Life is Wonderful while using Vista solo !
Posting & Painting
"Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and
exposing them to the critic."
Ambrose Bierce
**********
