Free Anti-Executable App

Does anybody know of any free AE with a small footprint that soley focuses on execution control? (Processes, DLL's, etc.?)

Must be free as I have been told that I've maxed out my budget for security apps for 2009.

 

Anyone?

 

Trust no exe and Comodo Firewall with D+ are the only ones that come to mind (I think Online Armor free also has this feature).

Trust no exe only officially supports Win2k/XP/NT.

 

PGS set to deny of user space works also on Vista x32/x64 TNE works perfect on XP as ZopZop told you

 

PrivateFirewall has an executable control component as well, although, last I remember, it didn't work in Vista.

 

Thanks guys!

@Espresso,
Yeah I was looking at that program. Do you know if you can run it "deny by default" with executables?

Also, yes from what I read it is compatible with Vista!

Thanks again,
Toby

 

Yes, PrivateFirewall has been "compatible" with Vista for a while, but the executable control component didn't work. DSA had the same problem.

 

DSA worked great for me !

Here's another option to put in the mix, which i used for several years. It helped block every piece of Malware i through at it.

Winsonar free http://digilander.libero.it/zancart/winsonar.html

 

i like this litle tool

 

Doesn't work in Vista.

 

Anybody familiar with Executable Lockdown?
http://www.horizondatasys.com/169602.ihtml

 

Yes. Very light, quick to install, doesn't require a reboot after installing so you can install it under Returnil or Shadow Defender in the morning, play with it all day and if you don't like it reboot and it's gone. It also has the options to set to ask or default deny. I like it but am playing with the Returnil v3 beta at the moment.
Executable Lockdown is not free though (15 day trial) but is I believe a one time license.

 

process guard ,privatefirewall strongest with white list

 

Anti-Executable v2.2 is the best IMO.

 

Does privatefirewall have a "default deny" option with no prompt?

Thanks,
Toby

 

Yeah I spoke with that company on LiveChat and they said it's a one time license for the current version only...you have to purchase another license for any future versions.

 

Ah, but is it free?

For Windows XP and UP, there are Software Restriction Policies, like Kees mentioned - included in Windows and pretty good.

 

Agree , I think SRP is well worth looking into , although I have done it myself yet

 

Windows 7 FirewallControl Free (GUI frontend for Windows Firewall) has an anti-executable feature. By default, programs are disabled unless permission is given for them to access the Internet. And the price is free.