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by GordonS 696 days ago
For one thing, being difficult to kill is huge selling point for EDR - move it to user space and it's a lot easier to kill.
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A kernel-space watchdog (that checks integrity of the image) would be much easier than a filter that updates from the internet.

Sure, the whole thing is definitely a hard problem, but CS fucking up even the most basic QA **and** error handling ... it just shows how ridiculous their whole claim to having super fancy technology is.

Agreed, but focusing on their QA practices is sort of like criticizing your burglar for not wiping their feet at the window.