Proprietary Software Leftovers



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A driver containing rootkit malware was certified by Microsoft
Microsoft tests drivers before assigning them a digital certificate that approves them to be installed by default. Somehow, a driver called Netfilter that redirects traffic to an IP in China and installs a root certificate to the registry managed to make it through that testing without being detected as malware.
Karsten Hahn, a malware analyst at G Data, found the malicious driver and notified Microsoft, "who promptly added malware signatures to Windows Defender and are now conducting an internal investigation." Microsoft also suspended the account that submitted the driver, and is currently going over their previous submissions.
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Zyxel Warns Customers of Attacks [sic] on Security Appliances
The company did not say whether the attackers are targeting known or new vulnerabilities in the enterprise appliances.
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Splunk Gets $1 Billion Investment From Silver Lake
The investment comes in the form of convertible notes and Splunk says it plans on using the money to “fund growth initiatives and manage its capital structure.” This includes a share repurchase program of up to $1 billion that will be executed over time.
The convertible senior notes purchased by Silver Lake will have an initial conversion price of $160 per share, and they will mature in July 2026, with an annual interest of 0.75%.
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