Windows 10 S, the theoretically secure version of Microsoft's operating system, was hacked in just 3 hours by researchers specialized in computer security. Microsoft announced Windows 10 S with trumpets and trumpets and promised that all those who will use it will be protected against any viruses or malware attacks, but the reality is very far from the Americans' announcement.
Windows 10 S was presented as perfect for the educational environment because it only allows the installation of applications from the Windows Store. Microsoft presented this limitation of Windows 10 S as a real achievement in strengthening security Windows 10, ransomware attacks not being able to be directed against it, but of course this is only in the theory of those from Microsoft.
In reality, Windows 10 S was cracked by computer security researchers in only 3 hours, although it was not "cracked" as easily as they expected. Despite the small obstacles imposed by Windows 10 S, computer security researchers were surprised by the ease with which they were able to gain administrator privileges in this version of the operating system.
Windows 10 S was cracked in record time
Windows 10 S does not have Command Prompt or Power Shell, it could run Microsoft Word, and by the way macros are processed by it, the shutdown system was broken. Accessing a file through Microsoft Word in Windows 10 S allowed the researchers to launch an attack through DLLs, thus removing Microsoft's restriction on installing applications only from the Windows Store.
However, in order to implement the hack, the researchers downloaded the file with the infection software through a network to which the Windows 10 S computer was connected. Normally, Microsoft Word in Windows 10 S does not allow opening downloaded files from the Internet, or from email, so it was necessary to transfer it through a local network to be able to crack the operating system.
"Windows 10 S did present some hurdles. Apart from the only-Windows-Store-apps limitation, there isn't any Command Prompt or PowerShell. The hacker expected more restrictions on trying to run processes with escalated privileges, but he was surprised to realize how easy it was to hack Windows 10 S."
After the exploit, the computer security researchers were able to fully control the Windows 10 S operating system and the computer it was running on, being able to install anything they wanted, including ransomware. That it took a trick to crack Windows 10 S is just a new proof of the fact that the operating system is not safe, and other hackers will be much more inventive.
This is new proof that Microsoft promises a lot, but most of them are lies, and Windows 10 S could be much more insecure than Apple's macOS. Combining these with the fact that the source code of Windows 10 was published on the Internet a few days ago, it is clear that Microsoft has big problems.
