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  ...and it also recently introduced HVMI (Hypervisor-based Memory Introspection)
  technology that completely isolates the antimalware solution by deploying it in
  a Type 1 hypervisor outside of the operating system.

  "This kind of isolation separates the antimalware engines from rootkits or
  exploits running in the user environment," the company said.
This completely misses the point. Yes, it protects the AV from exploits in other user software, but it makes exploits in the AV software itself even worse.


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