If you think Windows at its core is bloated, think again.
Microsoft engineer demonstrates an internal project called “MinWin,” designed to optimize the Windows kernel to a minimum footprint, and for which will be the basis for the Windows 7 kernel.
Rootkits that use virtualization techniques should not present detection problems, according to researchers from Carnegie Mellon and Stanford universities.
Working with virtualization technology vendors VMware and XenSource, the researchers produced a study recently called “Compatibility is Not Transparency: VMM Detection Myths and Realities.” (PDF) In the study, the researchers said that rootkits could not use hypervisor technology to remain undetected on a system.
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Aim on moving software-running virtual machines from servers running older Intel processors to the chipmaker’s next-generation Xeon designs.
VMware is building support for Intel’s FlexMigration assist for virtualized environments in VMware’s Vmotion technology, which is used to move running virtual machines from one physical server to another. The collaboration is expected to help VMware customers move virtual machines to Intel’s upcoming processors based on its 45nm scale process technology, Jake Smith of Intel’s Advance Server Technology Group told InformationWeek.
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Install the Windows Server virtualization (WSv) role in Windows Server 2008 RC (Release Candidate) 0.
If you want to give WSv(aka. Viridian) a whirl, you must have specific hardware capabilities. Your processor must be 64-bit, have XD/NX (eXecute Disable/No Execute) turned on, and support Intel VT or AMD-V. Further, the BIOS must support these features. It is recommended that even if your hardware does have these capabilities, you upgrade to the latest version of the BIOS.
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