- Nov 13, 2014
- 218
You depend on your antivirus or security suite to protect your data and your devices, but how well does it protect itself? Security software is just software, and subject to flaws, like any other type of program. Coders can take some simple steps to make sure a software flaw doesn't open the program to exploit attack. However, the latest report from German lab AV-Test Institute shows a wide range in how well security vendors armor their products against direct attack.
Use of DEP and ASLR in Consumer Antivirus Software in 32-bit and 64-bit files http://www.pcmag.com/image_popup/0,1740,iid=440222,00.asp
Use of DEP and ASLR in Consumer Antivirus Software in 32-bit and 64-bit files http://www.pcmag.com/image_popup/0,1740,iid=440222,00.asp
Last edited: