/NemuelVulnerability Research. Exploit Development. Malware Development. 2026-01-18T18:32:53+00:00 Nemuel Wainaina / Jekyll © 2026 Nemuel Wainaina /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png Windows Malware: Mutexes2024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00 2024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00 /posts/mutexes/ Nemuel Wainaina A mutex, short for mutual exclusion, is an object that controls access to a shared resource by multiple processes or threads. It ensures that a resource cannot be accessed simultaneously by multiple processes or threads. Mutexes are used for several legitimate purposes in operating systems, such as inter-process communication, synchronization of threads and resource management. Context Often...