Hardware virtualization based threats

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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New type of threats on horizont … this time utilizing AMD hardware integrated virtualizations technology …

For starter read e.g. http://seclists.org/lists/isn/2006/Jun/0137.html

and there are tons others articles on this theme … also rumours about similar “tries” for Intel like tech

any word from Alwil staff if they keep eye on it and preparing defense :slight_smile:

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Please see http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=21945.0

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From what i know you can disable Pacifica (most of home users certanly don’t need it).