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Attackers Are Abusing Trusted Windows Drivers to Kill AV and EDR Tools

VPN Central [Unofficial] July 1, 2026
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Attackers are increasingly using trusted but vulnerable Windows drivers to disable antivirus and endpoint detection and response tools before deploying malware, ransomware, or hands-on-keyboard attacks. The technique is known as Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver, or BYOVD. A new Security.com report warns that BYOVD has moved from a niche tradecraft technique into a common defense-evasion […] The post Attackers Are Abusing Trusted Windows Drivers to Kill AV and EDR Tools appeared first on VPN Central.

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