ASLR/DEP disabled to AvastUI.exe

[SafeSurf]

Took me a couple of minutes on Google to find where to go to change (dep) settings.
       So now dep is showing on (AvastSvc.exe and also AvastUI.exe.)

Since others, I'm sure will be wanting to know how to do this, perhaps you can share your knowledge with others who need their shears sharpened.    Thanks.

[crofty59]

Took me a couple of minutes on Google to find where to go to change (dep) settings.
       So now dep is showing on (AvastSvc.exe and also AvastUI.exe.)

Since others, I'm sure will be wanting to know how to do this, perhaps you can share your knowledge with others who need their shears sharpened.    Thanks.

I find a whetstone is good for my shears

Here is a link to the site i went to:
http://techblissonline.com/enable-disable-dep-in-windows-xp-vista/

I just changed it from (Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only) to “Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select:”
Then i rebooted the computer:

Cheers

[SafeSurf]

Thanks Crofty for the information. 

[DavidR]

Well if you read the last few posts, it may be that I'm forcing it to be used by my selection of the software DEP protection for all applications (my last image posted).

Thanks DavidR
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Edit: Took me a couple of minutes on Google to find where to go to change (dep) settings.
       So now dep is showing on (AvastSvc.exe and also AvastUI.exe.)
 
      Thanks once again DavidR

You're welcome, so now you have a little more reassurance, though I have to admit I haven't a clue as to how this really impacts on avast.

Only in the columns that are viewed if you don't have that category selected then there will be no corresponding column.

Hi David...

Got it, thank you!

You're welcome.

[Gopher John]

Mine is less than two years and the intel Core2Duo E8300 is less than two years old I believe and it was able to detect that correctly and say that Hardware DEP is disabled on my system (I need to check out the BIOS settings), so only software DEP protection.

Is your WinXP ProSP3 64bit?  See the Securable site near the bottom of the page.  Some processors are able to 'mask' their capabilities.  Shortened quote below.

So if SecurAble displays “OFF?” it believes that the system may have hardware DEP capabilities that are being suppressed by the BIOS or the operating system, but that it is unable to verify this due to the limitations of the environment in which is it running.

[DavidR]

No it is 32 bit, XP Pro SP3 can't be 64bit as the XP Pro 64bit version is bases on windows server 2003 and only has up to SP2 released.

[Gopher John]

No it is 32 bit, XP Pro SP3 can't be 64bit as the XP Pro 64bit version is bases on windows server 2003 and only has up to SP2 released.

The sad thing is that I knew this, having had to check in a different forum just a few days ago.  Not enough coffee yet, I guess.

[DavidR]

I have been off the coffee for a long time and decaff when I do

[YoKenny]

Here is a link to the site i went to:
http://techblissonline.com/enable-disable-dep-in-windows-xp-vista/

I just changed it from (Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only) to “Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select:”
Then i rebooted the computer:

Cheers

That works for Windows 7 as well 

[SafeSurf]

You're welcome, so now you have a little more reassurance, though I have to admit I haven't a clue as to how this really impacts on avast.

True, but I also needed it enabled for another security product that does use it.  Upon checking, it actually was enabled, so I was all set anyway.  Good to know.  Thanks.