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    How to Enable Processor-Based Security

    Posted on Wednesday, February 28 2007 @ 13:02:31 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck


    Learn how to correctly enable NX/EVP/XD/DEP technology on your PC, allowing the CPU to detect malicious code and block it automatically.

    "At last PCs operating under Windows have a security level similar to that used by high performance servers. This technology - known under names that vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, such as NX (No eXecute), EVP (Enhanced Virus Protection), XD (eXecute Disable), or DEP (Data Execution Protection) - allows the processor itself to detect when a malicious code (such as a virus or a Trojan horse) is attempting to run and automatically disables such code, "drowning" the virus. In this short tutorial we will teach you how to enable this feature."

    Read more over at Hardware Secrets.


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