For example, Microsoft states “Running in standard user mode gives customers increased protection against inadvertent system-level damage caused by "shatter attacks" and malware, such as root kits, spyware, and undetectable viruses”.
Fuqin smart quotes, man.
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Anonymous2013-08-07 8:49
The Hurd team are putting this feature into Hurd.
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Anonymous2013-08-07 9:14
>>3
It's pretty much the driving principle of microkernels.