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Old 03-15-2016, 04:26 AM   #119
ivansc
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Originally Posted by kenz View Post
The mere possibility of a user space app BSODing your computer should be embarrassing these days, for Microsoft or Nvidia or whoever is responsible for the bug.

BSODs should only happen at kernel level (NOT able to be triggered by a user space app due to a bug in a driver) or because of faulty hardware. Microsoft protecting you from their own stupid code is not what I'd call "Good" in the first place, how about fix the bug instead?
Bit naive, Kenz. You are assuming that the "rogue" applications are NOT using hacks.
In my somewhat limited experience at that level, almost all of the devs of system query tools and the like ARE exploiting "undocumented features" and flouting the rules for devs. That is how it happens.
Remember "peek" and "poke"? this was the foundation on which all this shizzle developed.
Tough to make a watertight OS AND guard against virus attacks and other vulnerabilities, let alone exploits like this.
All the hackers have to worry about is if their hack worked or not.
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