Free Buffer Overflow Protection Software for Windows 2000/XP/2003 Systems

From: A.Denter (A.Denter_at_SYS-MANAGE.NET)
Date: 01/05/04

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    BufferShield is security software, capable of detecting and preventing
    attempts to execute code on the stack and the heap memory area, in order to
    stop the exploitation of buffer overflows. The product is a very useful
    addition to Windows Update, minimizing the risk of unresolved security
    issues, caused by buffer overflows.

    Upon detection of a buffer overflow BufferShield creates an entry within the
    event log and optionally terminates the application in question, preventing
    the execution of potentially malicious code.

    Buffer overflows are commonly used by hackers or viruses to introduce
    malicious code into attacked systems.

    Opposed to the commercial version of BufferShield, protecting all running
    applications and services, the freely available version is limited to
    protect only the following list of applications:
    -MS Internet Explorer
    -Opera
    -MS Outlook Express
    -MS Outlook

    Technically BufferShield enhances the operating system's memory manager to
    provide software based support for non executable pages, used to protect the
    heap and stack memory area. Microsoft will offer a similar, but hardware
    based protection, supporting 64-Bit processors like the AMD K8 or the Intel
    Itanium, starting with Windows-XP Service Pack 2 which is currently
    available as a beta version.

    More information on the upcoming changes and their security and
    compatibility implications can be found here:
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwxp/html/
    securityinxpsp2.asp

    BufferShield is an affordable alternative for developers, testing their
    applications for Windows-XP SP2 readiness, without requiring a 64-Bit
    computer system.

    A single computer license of the commercial BufferShield version costs
    $29.00 and can be ordered on-line from our company's secure website.
    Multiple computer and enterprise licenses are also available.

    You can download the free version and a 30-day trial of the commercial
    version at: http://www.sys-manage.com/index10.htm

    By the way, we do not plan to withdraw our free edition, after posting to
    this list server, as one of our competitors has already done it. ;)

    Kind regards,
    Andreas Denter
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