With Microsoft’s sweeping changes in Windows 11 24H2, thousands of existing Windows Mixed Reality (MR) headsets—from manufacturers like Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung—have found themselves at a dramatic crossroads. Official support for these devices has been unceremoniously stripped...
e-waste reduction
hardware support
indie vr
microsoft windows 11
oasis driver
open standards
openxr
reverseengineering
steamvr
user empowerment
virtual reality
vr community
vr compatibility
vr development
vr hardware
vr headsets
vr industry
vr revivals
vr technology
windows mixed reality
The ongoing race between cybersecurity defenders and threat actors is defined as much by shifting technical frontiers as by ingenuity and adaptation. Nowhere is this dynamic more vividly demonstrated than in the persistent evolution of malware evasion techniques and the operating system updates...
Few stories from Windows’ long history reflect both the innovator’s ambition and the perils of secrecy like the tale of Windows 8’s “Redpill” feature lockout. Behind the enigmatic codename is a story that connects Microsoft’s internal culture, Hollywood’s fascination with hidden realities, and...
community engagement
feature lockout
feature toggles
insider builds
microsoft secrets
microsoft security
redpill windows
reverseengineering
software innovation
software security
tech industry evolution
tech storytelling
user feedback
vivetool
windows 8 history
windows codenames
windows development
windows development history
windows insider program
windows transparency
A recent development in cybersecurity has unveiled a tool named "Defendnot," designed to disable Microsoft Defender by exploiting an undocumented Windows Security Center (WSC) API. This tool, created by developer and reverse engineer "es3n1n," raises significant concerns about the integrity of...
Disabling Windows Defender has never been considered a best practice, yet it persists as a fringe pursuit among power users, malware developers, and those who simply want full control over their PC’s security configuration. Recently, a new tool named Defendnot, created by developer and reverse...
api exploitation
av bypass
cyber threats
cybersecurity
defendnot
malware defense
malware detection
process injection
reverseengineering
security best practices
security bypass tools
security research
security tools
system security
undocumented windows apis
windows defender
windows security
windows security center
windows security risks
windows security vulnerabilities
The world of technology is filled with hidden gems that often go unnoticed for decades. Ever wondered what secrets might be lurking in your operating system, waiting to be uncovered by a curious mind armed with reverse-engineering skills? A recently rediscovered Easter egg in one of Microsoft’s...
How soon will Microsoft blow?
There have been many analyses of Skype’s behaviour over the years (the most famous perhaps is from Link Removed - Invalid URL), but as far as Vulture Central is aware, nobody has yet gone so far as to reverse-engineer the whole kit-and-caboodle.
That’s the...
LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reverseengineering.com announces their 2011 CAD integrated software plug-in is now shipping. Each plug-in has been optimized for the 64-bit operating system and reverse engineering application users will realize a direct improvement in time and capacity. The...
Microsoft and PreEmptive solutions have a partnership where Windows Phone developers (both Silverlight and XNA) get free access to Preemptive's Dotfuscator and their Runtime Intelligent Service.
In this episode we interview Bill Leach, Preemptive's CTO, for a deep dive into Dotfuscator, a...