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<blockquote data-quote="Victor M" data-source="post: 1018153" data-attributes="member: 96560">Forgot to add what an anti-executable does. FAE keeps a whitelist of all the executables on your PC and only allow well known exe&#039;s to run. If you just downloaded a new program_setup.exe, FAE will prompt you whether you really want this to run. As such, any malware or hacker&#039;s tool that is not part of the whitelist will not run.This is suitable for folks that do not install new programs often. Or a corporate machine where all necessary software are preloaded and is part of a hardened baseline configuration.The catch is, if you download a malware infested setup exe, and then tell FAE is it OK to run it, FAE will oblige. So you must perform due diligence and check the setup for signatures, whether the signature&#039;s company name is correct, scan the setup.exe with an AV, let smartscreen OK it. and check the colour of the UAC prompt.In short, this program is suitable for controlled environments, where all software is pre-screened and verified. And where unknown software is a red flag. If you worry about hackers invading your environment and installing hacking tools, then this is a good protection to have.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Victor M, post: 1018153, member: 96560"] Forgot to add what an anti-executable does. FAE keeps a whitelist of all the executables on your PC and only allow well known exe's to run. If you just downloaded a new program_setup.exe, FAE will prompt you whether you really want this to run. As such, any malware or hacker's tool that is not part of the whitelist will not run. This is suitable for folks that do not install new programs often. Or a corporate machine where all necessary software are preloaded and is part of a hardened baseline configuration. The catch is, if you download a malware infested setup exe, and then tell FAE is it OK to run it, FAE will oblige. So you must perform due diligence and check the setup for signatures, whether the signature's company name is correct, scan the setup.exe with an AV, let smartscreen OK it. and check the colour of the UAC prompt. In short, this program is suitable for controlled environments, where all software is pre-screened and verified. And where unknown software is a red flag. If you worry about hackers invading your environment and installing hacking tools, then this is a good protection to have. [/QUOTE]

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