This article demonstrates a flaw that allows attackers to bypass a Windows security mechanism which protects anti-malware products from various forms of attack. This is of particular interest because we build and maintain two anti-malware products that benefit from this protection. Protected Anti-Malware Services Windows 8.1 introduced a concept of Protected Antimalware Services. This enables
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