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54 EDR Killers Use BYOVD to Exploit 35 Signed Vulnerable Drivers and Disable Security

54 EDR Killers Use BYOVD to Exploit 35 Signed Vulnerable Drivers and Disable Security

A new analysis of endpoint detection and response (EDR) killers has revealed that 54 of them leverage a technique known as bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) by abusing a total of 35 vulnerable drivers.
EDR killer programs have been a common presence in ransomware intrusions as they offer a way for affiliates to neutralize security software before deploying file-encrypting malware. This

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That's a lot of vulnerable drivers.
Developers need to fix the vulns in the drivers and this wouldn't happen near as often as it does lol. As well as end-users in some cases just never updating their shit, which is all to common for whatever reason.


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