Comodo Memory Guardian Beta v1

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  1. Coolio10

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    Well it is suppose to prevent buffer overflow :D.

    Try it and do not complain to me as it is a beta.

    http://forums.comodo.com/comodo_mem...a_v1_buffer_overflow_protection-t11108.0.html
     
  2. Rasheed187

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    I believe this subject was already discussed before, and Ilya said that you don´t really need buffer overflow protection if you have hardware (processor) based DEP. But it didn´t gave me any problems on my virtual machine, so I might install it on my real machine anyways, thanks for the heads up. ;)
     
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    Hi, folks: I d/l the Comodo tester, ran a test. Surprised to me, McAfee VisusScan Enterprise 8.5i patch1 equipped with BO protection has failed. Therefore I installed Comodo MG to add extra protection, another surprise--Prevx2 put it into jail. So, so, what should I do next ? What a homogeneous Security community we are having !
     
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    I shutter at the warning of "may cause permanent data loss", even in a beta release. I feel they should NOT release in the public something that can cause such a major issue.

    I know it's beta, and i've lost data before with Legitimate releases before, so call me highly skeptical with this business practice. My machines are not ginney pigs or laboratory rats.
     
  6. Perman

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    Hi, EASTER: Many thanks for your warning. Should I have known these dangers, I would not even go near it. Luckily, I conduct those testings in DF's Frozen mode, no data loss or system damages done. How dare Comodo kids put these snakes into our surroundings to poison us. Where have they borrowed bal--- from to do these things. Damn, could we live in this cyberworld peacefully without these kids ?
     
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    Standard disclaimer for beta software.
     
  8. Perman

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    Hi, folks: If this is the case, then all soft-wares SHOULD be rated like movies. All beta should be rated as for Adventurer only, and should not be allowed in NORMAL web sites. An exclusive section of any given forums should be generously allocated for these snakes to maneuver. I hate these betas, just wish they can find their own willing testers.
     
  9. Pedro

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    Perman, it's only accessible to forum members, then these are advised NOT to run it on production machines, giving a frightening warning to the casual reader.

    I would also wait for someone qualified to comment on the testing tool. I would not change my set-up based on it alone.

    EDIT: now i'm looking at it, it seems i missed a new version, not beta. That's why you didn't read that, it's not there :)
     
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    Btw, I thought that this app would automaticly protect all processes against buffer overflow attacks, but now I see you can make certain rules ("allow" or "kill") what´s the purpose of this?
     
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  12. Pedro

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    That's what Tyler from Comodo is saying too. This program is supposed to detect attacks (that one too) and give the option to kill the offending process.

    It's still beta btw, i asked in the forums :doubt:

    If only Ilya would comment on this program, but he probably figures he shouldn't.
     
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    i have just downloaded it coz it looks attractive... but learning the warning bout beta program then I decided to delete it and will not install it. I will wait till it becomes "proven and tested". :D :cautious: ;)
     
  14. LUSHER

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    I think it should defintitely be part of our security layer. The fact that so many of us lack protection in this area, despite our other multiple layers of protection is worrying.

    I think more HIPS should add this function.

    Or better yet, we should get a standalone to do this, because i don't like suites as they put all eggs in one basket. With a seperate bufferoverflow guard, at least if something takes it down, the other HIPS functions will still be working and viceversa.
     
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    Steve Gibson at GRC has a little freeware app called "Securable" that checks to
    see if DEP is avail. and enabled on your CPU....apparently the default setting for
    DEP is to have it disabled....
     
  16. Pedro

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    Default is OptIn, which means it's on only for certain Windows processes. You can change it to OptOut in System's properties (somewhere), or edit the boot.ini file to access 2 more options, one of them AlwaysOn, which is restrictive- you can't make exceptions.
    Even if you don't make exceptions in OptOut, AlwaysOn is better.

    Still, in any mode, DEP is incomplete. How likely it is for you to get such an attack that breaks DEP i have no idea.

    BTW, Process Explorer has an optional column "DEP" where you see what processes have DEP on or off. You'll be surprised probably.
     
  17. Perman

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    Hi, folks: I can access DEP thru this : control panel>system>advanced>performance(setting)>Data Execution Prevention, but the options there are greyed out, any idea ? Take care.O/S is winxp, sp2, MEC
     
  18. Pedro

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    Read the edit:
    My guess is it's either in AlwaysOn or AlwaysOff mode. If your processor has the capability. If not, i don't know.
    Navigate "System" window until you find an option to open boot.ini , and check there - it's after "noexecute=" or something.
    Wait, i got a link somewhere..
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875352

    I'm not on XP, so i can't expand much sorry. The link should explain ok.
    And Vista i have no idea in case someone asks!

    EDIT: if your processor has the nx bit, and it shows gray, check the BIOS first. My computer had it disabled in BIOS, so XP couldn't access it in the first place.
     
  19. Pedro

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    Bits and pieces are coming to mind. I think in my case, before i activated it in BIOS, in this window
    it said on the bottom that my processor didn't support hardware DEP.
    If you're not seing this, perhaps just look at the boot.ini file and read what mode it's on.
     
  20. Perman

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    Hi, Pedro:

    Thanks for your help. I think I have solved the puzzle; the procedure I described in previous posting was done in DeepFreeze's Frozen mode. Just out of curiosity, I rebooted back to thawed state, and then conducted the same procedure. To my surprise, the option in question has surfaced, I clicked the second option, which will protect all programs and devices except the one I select. As a result, in BOOT.INI, the word(OptIn) is gone. This solution may lead to another puzzle. Why would DF's thaw/froze cycle have such impact on system's DEP feature? Good or bad? I just wonder would other apps, such as returnil, shadow defender, power shadow or shadow user, encounter similar phenomenon ? Hm mm, what a side effect. Take care.
     
  21. Pedro

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    You should contact them to be sure.
    Intriguing also is why some programs apparently aren't affected by DEP even in AlwaysOn. Security programs like SSM (Process Explorer reports "N/A").
     
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    You made my day, thanks for the laugh :D :thumb: :D
     
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    Another backdoor in the security features of Windows? :rolleyes:
     
  24. Stem

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    Well, undocumented/not well known problems (such as certain overflow) are there. But I do not like that a so called "security" vendor would actually put out code (the test) to give the abilty to all to (possibly) incorparate this within malware.
    What was not a main concern today, can now become a major problem tomorrow, due to available code.
     
  25. aigle

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    Comodo started it and may be after some time u will find this feature or such products by many vendors. One more layer to put on ur PC.:rolleyes:

    It was better that they incorporate it in their FW a bit silently.
     
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