About this tag
Address space layout randomization (ASLR) is a security mitigation that randomizes memory locations to make it harder for attackers to exploit vulnerabilities. On Windows, ASLR is part of the built-in Exploit Protection feature, which can be configured per application in Windows 10 and 11. Microsoft has also released updates to enhance ASLR, such as the ForceASLR feature for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover how to configure ASLR and DEP per app, the importance of ASLR in preventing exploits like those demonstrated at Pwn2Own, and updates that strengthen this protection. The tag includes threads on configuring exploit protection, historical updates, and real-world security implications.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Lock Down Windows 10/11: Configure Exploit Protection (DEP/ASLR) Per-App

    Lock Down Windows 10/11: Configure Exploit Protection (DEP/ASLR) Per-App Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes Windows 10 and Windows 11 include a built-in hardening feature called Exploit protection. It lets you enforce (or relax) mitigations like DEP and ASLR on a...
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    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
  2. News

    Baseball, Bulletins and the February 2013 Release

    Before we discuss this month’s release, I wanted to briefly touch on the big event happening this week. No, I’m not talking about the romantically-themed holiday on Thursday. I’m talking about the start of spring training and the return of baseball. There are a few things I am...
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    • address space layout randomization baseball bulletin configuration data execution prevention deployment exploit february 2013 guidance internet explorer microsoft mitigation protection remote code execution security toolkit trustworthy computing update vulnerability webcast
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
  3. whoosh

    Windows 7 What to make of the hacker who broke IE8 in two minutes

    Link Removed Some of you might have seen today's story by Gregg Keizer of our sister publication Computerworld headlined "Link Removed due to 404 Error" and may have asked the same question I asked. Two minutes? Dutch hacker Peter Vreugdenhil broke into the current edition of the Web browser...
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    • address space layout randomization browser security data execution prevention windows security
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    • Forum: Windows Security