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After the CrowdStrike fiasco, Microsoft is making changes to move antivirus protection out of the system kernel.
Why, oh why, would you ever allow someone else's code in your kernel, making yourself dependent on the stability of an outsider's system? But that's what Microsoft did - and they paid the price. But they're about to fix that. Microsoft is making significant changes to how security software, including antivirus and endpoint protection solutions, interacts with the Windows operating system. Following the July 2024 CrowdStrike incident—where a faulty update caused widespread system outages by affecting the Windows kernel—Microsoft has committed to reducing the risks associated with third-party security software running at the kernel level.
