The first major vulnerability for Vista, the Animated Cursor exploit, has been out long enough to judge how well the new security features of Vista protect Vista from even zero day vulnerabilities. Reports are showing that new Vista security features are working. :-) In this case, Hardware DEP with ASLR prevented some attacks from being successful. While hardware DEP is supported by both XP and Vista, ASLR is exclusive to Vista. "At least two exploits tried to take advantage of the vulnerability, by skirting Vista's Address Space Load Randomization (ASLR) security feature, which varies how the OS's memory map looks each time the computer is booted, Hypponen said. The feature can confound some malicious software programs, which need to run in a specific part of the computer's memory to function properly. Both of the exploits attempted to circumvent the feature and insert themselves into memory. Neither worked and merely caused the computer to crash, Hypponen said. A Microsoft security executive said he was unaware of specific animated cursor attacks against ASLR, but it shows that Vista's security is working as designed." http://www.infoworld.com/article/07... We'll always need patches. But at least zero day exploits seem to be having a harder time working on Vista. "Enough, enough bowing down to disillusion! Hats off & applause to rogues & evolution! The ripple effect is too good not to mention. If you’re not affected, you’re not paying attention!"

Hoooraaa for stuff! Now I can start letting my guards down......**tosses router out the window** - next stop firewall & AV........yeah baby ;-)

Since upgrading my WinXP machine with IE7 I now have an issue with DEP stopping qedit.dll from loading This M$ dll is a core file of DirectShow. This is causing an issue with MM2 and dxdiag. Love that DEP. Beyan

I'd be checking your dll version. DEP flat out denies exe's being loaded from areas in your buffer that aren't supposed to be there. DEP is doing you a favor. TECH-NO-LOGICAL ROMANCE! http://www.homestarrunner.com/tgs12.html

I had checked them and find they are the original qedit.dll/s. They are the same as found in I386 folders too. The only ones that are a different version is found in the program folder (not system32 folder) for Intervideo. I had unregistered and re-registered qedit.dll with same DEP complaints. I cannot image why it would be loading into unauthorized memory. It didn't used to before IE7 install. I even added MM2 to DEP exception list and it still denies it. dxdiag shows an Unknown dll trying to load. Re: http://computing.net/digitalphoto/w... Bryan

The dll could be being referenced and used in a manner that is triggering DEP by some other nefarious exe. Bottom line is IE7 shouldn't be doing that, and it brings into question your OS install as possibly being compromised. :-( "Enough, enough bowing down to disillusion! Hats off & applause to rogues & evolution! The ripple effect is too good not to mention. If you’re not affected, you’re not paying attention!"

I don't believe so as it is a common occurance amoung many whom installed IE7. See the link in my referenced link to PapaJohn's site. Bryan