DoubleAgent is a weak malware , it won't even pass UAC at max. so VS and any anti-exe will block it before it even does anything.
The buzz was made by a newcomer company promoting their "Next (crap) Gen" solution and using DoubleAgent as a way to discredit reputed vendors.
Yeah, he's right. You just gotta learn to sift through the noise and find what's really important. Everything could be manipulated. Twist the words a different way and you change the perception, change the perception and change the outcome. Psychology is like the dark matter subject, it seems, in usefulness.You can't rely on vendors especially without the free market and we don't have that anymore.
As @Umbra Said it won't even pass UAC it needs admin rights to even run. It hasn't got a chance of getting round VoodooShield. I think a few AV's have patched it anyway just in case. I'm pretty sure Avast have, and to be honest I can't see too many AV companies worrying about this silly little trick let alone anti-exe's etc.
To be effective, this "trick", (i won't even call it a malware by respect for true malware, which would be offended if i did ), need an happy clicker who click yes on everything.
It's a "vulnerability" that can only be used with Admin Rights. So if the payload using it have Admin Rights, it using DoubleAgent is the latest of your worries. Also, worth a read:
To be effective, this "trick", (i won't even call it a malware by respect for true malware, which would be offended if i did ), need an happy clicker who click yes on everything.
As @UmbraI think a few AV's have patched it anyway just in case. I'm pretty sure Avast have, and to be honest I can't see too many AV companies worrying about this silly little trick let alone anti-exe's etc.