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Avast and Mandatory ASLR, EMET 4.1
« on: February 21, 2014, 10:21:25 PM »
Does Avast support Mandatory ASLR on Windows ?

It seems this should be enabled for maximum security if you don't use old apps.

Using EMET, you can enable Mandatory ASLR, which is disabled by default on Windows using the following registry fix: setting to 1 the value of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EMET\EnableUnsafeSettings, then it will appear as an option in system-wide configuration parameter for ASLR.

From what I understood, MS hid it mainly because at the time, AMD (ATI) video drivers weren't compatible and were causing a BSOD, which is apparently fixed now.

It appears to me it would be responsible for a security software company to make sure they support the latest security improvements offered by Microsoft, especially since ASLR is possible since Vista.