Steven W, 2021-06-30 00:12 »
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06 ... it-driver/
Despite the limitations the post noted, the lapse is serious. Microsoft’s certification program is designed to block precisely the kind of attack G Data first discovered. Microsoft has yet to say how it came to digitally sign the malware. Company representatives declined to provide an explanation.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/microsoft-digitally-signs-malicious-rootkit-driver/
[quote]Despite the limitations the post noted, the lapse is serious. Microsoft’s certification program is designed to block precisely the kind of attack G Data first discovered. Microsoft has yet to say how it came to digitally sign the malware. Company representatives declined to provide an explanation.[/quote]