'This one just needs a script': Researchers find ultimate Windows kill switch which can disable antivirus with…
- Researchers uncovered “Download more RAM” flaw in consumer DDR4/DDR5 memory
- Attack bypassed Windows VBS and HVCI, disabling antivirus and protections
- Microsoft patched CVE‑2026‑23670; tools now help enable memory write protection
Microsoft has recently fixed a vulnerability that allowed threat actors to bypass advanced security measures, disable antivirus software, and expose the target device to full system takeover.
All of this, it seems, could have been possible with a very simple script, and a single click from the victim’s side.
Luckily, the vulnerability was discovered by white hat hackers, reported to Microsoft and remedied before falling into the wrong hands.
Download more RAM
During the 2026 USENIX Security Symposium, security researchers from the University of Birmingham and Durham University presented a discovery they called “Download more RAM”.
According to the researchers, some consumer memory chips (DDR4 and DDR5DIMM) allowed software to alter the configuration reports it sends to the motherboard....
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