Hi FwF and CharleyO,
But Blade still has compatibility problems with other software, according to RSnake:
http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/24632/?a=fHow useful is a tool like this? Security Researcher Robert 'RSnake' Hansen goes on "This might work perfectly in a VM Laboratory situation, but it is quite something different to try it out on a user machine environment", says Hansen. According to his opinion it could well be BLADE ruins the functionality of legit applications. And also Sunbelt Software's Eric Howes warns for the danger of quite a number of FPs, in the case of a background application is trying to perform an update to just give an example of an incompatibility.
Then BLADE does not protect against social engineering attacks, where the user is being tempted to install malware, and threats that hide within memory. The tool has been designed that it blocks only while the malware writes to the user's HD. Most malware does this, but also threats are known that work only from within memory. Well the tool may be functional, according to Hansen. "These kind of tools are fine as an additional layer of defense, but it cannot be a cure-for-all-malcode." When the software will be out is not known yet,
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