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'This One Just Needs a Script': Researchers Find Ultimate Windows Kill Switch Which Can Disable Antivirus with Almost No User Interaction

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Researchers uncovered “Download more RAM” flaw in consumer DDR4/DDR5 memoryAttack bypassed Windows VBS and HVCI, disabling antivirus and protectionsMicrosoft patched CVE‑2026‑23670; tools now help enable memory write protectionMicrosoft 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 h…
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Researchers have uncovered a new method that can bypass several of Windows 11's most important security mechanisms without physical access to the PC. The latter is often a requirement, but this time it is not, which makes the flaw very serious. Windows 11 can be hacked over the Internet The attack has been named "Download More RAM" (PDF), and exploits a weakness in how some DDR4 and DDR5 RAM chips report their capacity to Windows 11. Normally, s…

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Neowin broke the news in Plymouth, United States on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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