EDRStartupHinder Disables Antivirus and EDR Protections During Windows 11 25H2 Startup

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EDRStartupHinder Tool Blocks Antivirus and EDR at Windows 11 25H2 Startup A new tool named EDRStartupHinder has been unveiled by security researcher TwoSevenOneT. This tool is designed to block antivirus and EDR services at startup on Windows 11 25H2 by redirecting critical System32 DLLs, specifically demonstrated on Windows Defender. The tool is part of a series of EDR evasion tools developed by the researcher. 3 sources 24