06.08.07 - Linchpin Labs Response to Microsoft's Classification of Atsiv
Linchpin Labs recently released a tool called Atsiv that provided the functionality to load unsigned drivers on Microsoft operating systems, including Microsoft Vista. Atsiv was born as a research project to examine what enforced driver signing does, or does not, achieve. It was intended to increase public awareness that driver signing as currently implemented does not provide additional security. A company was created and signing certificate acquired within a very short period of time at a low cost, which raises the question as to what driver signing actually represents?
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02.08.07 - Object Viewer v1.00 Released
Object Viewer is a tool with both a GUI and command line interface for dumping and examining all active objects on 32 bit (x86) and 64 bit (x64) editions of Windows XP, 2003 and Vista. Object Viewer is similar to Handle Viewer in the types of information retrieved, although presents it in an object-centric view.
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27.07.07 - Handle Viewer v1.00 Released
Handle Viewer is a tool with both a GUI and command line interface for listing, searching and manipulating open handles on 32 bit (x86) and 64 bit (x64) editions of Windows XP, 2003 and Vista. Handle Viewer is designed to help developers as a debugging and performance analysis tool to account for the object resource usage of their applications. It can also help Administrators track object usage on their systems.
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20.07.07 - Atsiv v1.02
Atsiv is a command line tool that allows the user to load and unload signed or unsigned drivers on 32 bit (x86) and 64 bit (x64) versions of Windows XP, Windows 2K3 and Windows Vista. Atsiv is designed to provide compatibility for legacy drivers and to allow the hobbyist community to run unsigned drivers without rebooting with special boot options or denial of service under Vista.
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