The operating system mode. Processors operate either in kernel mode or "user mode." Also called "supervisor mode," the kernel mode enables the OS (kernel) to execute "privileged instructions," which ...

Kernel Mode Linux (KML) is a technology that enables the execution of user processes in kernel mode. I described the basic concept and the implementation techniques of KML on IA-32 architecture in my ...

When you write programs in user space, the worst thing that can happen to your program is a core dump. Your program did something very wrong, so the operating system decided to give you all of its ...

perfmon says that 'Kernel Current URIs Cached = 2 (average) and that 'Output Cache Current Items' = 3000-4000 (average) I think that this means that almost all of the objects are in the User Mode ...

This project is to demonstrate how drivers that allowing user-process to map physical memory for user, and how it is critical vulnerable.

Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 boasts a new kernel-mode caching capability that could greatly enhance the Web server's performance. "The IIS 6.0 kernel-mode cache is designed speed up static ...

EA announced its latest salvo in the endless cat-and-mouse battle of PC gaming cheat detection on Tuesday, and the effort prominently features one term sure to raise a red flag for some users: "kernel ...

The Kernel-Mode DLL Injector is a cutting-edge tool built in C++ to test anti-cheat systems in game development. Targeting Windows 11, it uses kernel-level techniques to inject DLLs into processes, ...

Redmond shared a technical incident response write-up on Saturday – titled "Windows Security best practices for integrating and managing security tools" – in which veep for enterprise and OS security ...

In context: Nothing can ruin a multiplayer game faster than rampant cheating, so it's no surprise that developers go to great lengths to devise ways to mitigate it. One controversial method is to ...