All posts tagged malware

July 22, 2008 · No comments

Azure Uses Intel Virtualization Extensions To Counter Malware

Paul Royal, principal researcher at Damballa, has developed a new tool called Azure, which takes advantage of the virtualization extensions in Intel’s chips to evade the virtual machine and sandbox checks malware authors often include in their ‘work’.

Is Virtualization The Biggest Security Vulnerability In IT Today?

April 9, 2008 · 2 Comments

The question is asked by Senior Reporter from Forbes Andy Greenberg, who attended the security industry's big annual confab, the RSA Conference, and wrote up an article