Windows Defender Is Being Used to Hack Windows
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11 points
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April 11, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (1 comments)
rolph
it isnt actually defender being used, the interprocess communication is apparently wide open for an imposter process. https://github.com/Nightmare-Eclipse/BlueHammer [also: https://github.com/atroubledsnake/SNEK_Blue-War-Hammer ] defender needs some better handling of the unexpected.