Our computers have been around for a long time. an important part of life and of course it can be a frequent target of malicious people. Microsoft’s outdated drivers Therefore, the drivers in the list can cause important vulnerabilities.

Although Microsoft each update new security measures Although it works to get for three years It is argued that his work is not sufficient. Outdated drivers still have vulnerabilities against certain types of attacks.

Outdated drivers targeted by malicious parties

outdated drivers or No longer supported software or hardware BYOVD It was alleged that it exposed devices to attacks of the kind called Driver files, which are necessary for the operation of external components on our computers can pose a high risk because they directly access the operating system.

Microsoft normally all drivers be digitally signed want. So it aims to make sure that the drivers are completely safe to use. On the other hand, if a digitally signed driver is opened, attackers can directly access Windows.

Hypervisor Protected Code Integrity (HVCI Using a system called hypervisor-protected code integrity, Microsoft says this feature is enabled by default on all devices. HVCI provides the right drivers. Unfortunately, this feature does not work as intended. Drivers can be installed even if they are blacklisted. that this list since 2019 do not update.

Microsoft On the other hand, he says that they are on the way to solving this problem with their recent statements. It is also possible to manually update the driver list and the documentation is also updated. For now, there is no other statement on the subject.