Introducing the Windows operating system
As in this book we are discussing bypassing Windows-based antivirus software, we will now discuss the Windows operating system and its security protection mechanisms.
The earliest Windows operating systems were developed for specific CPUs and other hardware specifications. Windows NT introduced a new breed of Windows, a process-independent operating system that also supports multiprocessing, a multi-user environment, and offers a separate version for workstations and servers.
Initially, Windows NT was written for 32-bit processors, but it was later expanded to a broader architecture range, including IA-32, MIPS, Itanium, ARM, and more. Microsoft also added support for 64-bit CPU architectures along with major new features such as Windows API/Native API, Active Directory, NTFS, Hardware Abstraction Layer, security improvements, and many more.
Over the years, many parties criticized Microsoft for its lack of emphasis on information security...