Oct 25, 2021 15:00:00

Developers claim Microsoft has made 'signature denial' a tactic to combat competing products

The developer of Process Hacker, an open source high-performance task manager that can be used to monitor system resources and verify malware, has revealed that Microsoft refused to sign device drivers when implementing new features. ..

KPH [The Hardening] [Project Update] · Discussion # 773 · processhacker / processhacker · GitHub
https://github.com/processhacker/processhacker/discussions/773

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According to jxy-s and dmex, who are involved in the development of Process Hacker, there was a problem signing the driver when trying to implement new features such as DPS statistics, GPU statistics, and DirectUI framework in Process Hacker. matter. When the developer reported to Microsoft, Microsoft replied that it was 'out of support'.

Microsoft has a task manager 'Process Explorer' that has almost the same function as Process Hacker, and it has the same function as the function that should have been installed in Process Hacker, but 'there is a weak point in terms of security' Said the Process Hacker development team. In addition to restricting signature authentication, it has also been certified as malware by Windows Defender, claiming that Microsoft is using 'anti-competitive and illegal tactics' to interfere with competing products. ..

The developer said, 'I'm tired of sending emails asking for the cause over and over again without any response. Microsoft will be investigated by regulatory agencies, like when I eliminated Netscape Navigator.' rice field.