Researchers use new exploit to bypass 100 percent of tested AV software

"The Internet just got more dangerous, in terms of malware, if this study is correct. Researchers have discovered a method of bypassing security software, one that they said tested successfully against all 34 of the products tested.

matousec.com said the exploit is usable even if the account does not possess administrative privileges. Among the big names vulnerable according to the report are Symantec (Norton), McAfee, Kaspersky, NOD32, and ZoneAlarm.

All that's required, the researchers said, is for the security software use System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) hooks to modify parts of the OS kernel. The researchers have named the exploit KHOBE."

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