• uis@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This is because on Windows it’s relatively easy to run kernel-level code via drivers

    Buuut there is nothing stopping a person from using virtualization.

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      1 year ago

      There’s generally other checks around virtualization. Both VMs and even dedicated KVMs result in triggering the AC generally

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        1 year ago

        AC somehow aren’t triggered when virtualization is disabled in bios.

        Alternatively binary translation or custom processors.

        EDIT: there are some public info suggesting that most of detection caused by misconfiguration.