MalwareBytes Anti-Exploit 1.07.1.1015 free version.

Product name
Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit.
Pros
  • Free, very easy to install and use.
    Compatible with other security apps (with exceptions).
    Very low resources consumption (1-3 MB Ram)
    Ability test here: https://support.malwarebytes.org/customer/portal/articles/1833584-how-do-i-know-if-malwarebytes-anti-exploit-is-working-correctly-?b_id=6440
    Good known exploit kit detection according to: http://malware.dontneedcoffee.com/2014/06/mbae.html?m=1, but this is a sponsored post.
CONS
Missing the real possibility to test it
against zero day exploit.
Free version limited in my opinion.
BOTTOM LINE
MAE trying to intercept the exploit code before it goes running. It constantly monitors the use of shellcode, that code is the payload that is the fundamental part of a routine for exploiting a software vulnerability.

Software such as MAE, even if valid, cannot provide complete protection alone but must be used with other security software. In addition, although the application provides good protection against most exploit code, in some cases an aggressor may still be able to execute malicious code.
MAE works in retrospect: If the program is activated when certain actions are performed (intercepting certain API calls), it means that you have previously consented to such operations. Is then the ability of MAE to detects suspicious behaviors calls.
MAE is then able to protect software from multiple exploits but that should be used in combination with other security features of the system (for example, DEP and ASLR).

conceptualclarity

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Main advantage of HMP.A over MBAE is that HitmanPro uses last branch tracing for ROP protection, or what it calls "hardware assissted exploit mitigations". This is far more difficult to bypass than the stack based methods used by EMET and MBAE. Hence some would say HMP.A is more secure than MBAE.

Does this apply to the free version of HitmanPro.Alert that I run or only the premium?
 
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LabZero

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Is this software compatible with eset smart security ?
According to MAE software conflicts report, there should be no compatibility problems with Eset but correct me if I'm wrong.
To give you a more precise answer I should test them together, which I did not.
However considers that ESS has an exploit shield (improved in v9) and so in my opinion MAE is not necessary.
 

Frozen

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Oct 14, 2015
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According to MAE software conflicts report, there should be no compatibility problems with Eset but correct me if I'm wrong.
To give you a more precise answer I should test them together, which I did not.
However considers that ESS has an exploit shield (improved in v9) and so in my opinion MAE is not necessary.

It seems Eset fails the exploit test, i tried installing malwarebytes anti-exploit and it seemed to work fine, except after a while started to cause my browser to crash and i could not start it either as it kept crashing so i uninstalled it. now its working fine (anti exploit).
 
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Cch123

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May 6, 2014
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Just my 2 cents on reviews comparing HMP.A and MBAE. I think comparing HitmanPro.Alert and MBAE is pointless as both do not reveal their exact technique implementation used, and the only way to truly compare them is to reverse engineer their software. I commented that I thought HitmanPro was better based on the fact the they use LBR hardware registers for ROP protections, which is theoretically far more secure. But in actuality, I can't say which is better against real world attacks as I cannot tell how are their techniques implemented.
 

arslan ejaz

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I am using MBAE with Emsisoft Antimalware , Comodo Firewall for about 5 months and I m very happy with is performance.
 
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