Windows 10's defences are pretty robust these days, so of course folk are trying to break them

Windows 10's defences are pretty robust these days, so of course folk are trying to break them

6 years ago
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/05/ms_win10_setting/

Hackers have been experimenting with a newly discovered exploitation technique to root Windows 10 boxes.

The approach, revealed at the start of June, relies on abusing Windows Settings (.SettingContent-ms), an XML file type introduced in Windows 10. The technology allows users to create "shortcuts" to various Windows settings pages.

Windows 10's defences are pretty robust these days, so of course folk are trying to break them

Jul 5, 2018, 8:27pm UTC
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/05/ms_win10_setting/ > Hackers have been experimenting with a newly discovered exploitation technique to root Windows 10 boxes. > The approach, revealed at the start of June, relies on abusing Windows Settings (.SettingContent-ms), an XML file type introduced in Windows 10. The technology allows users to create "shortcuts" to various Windows settings pages.