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    What does EMET do?

    What if I stop it working?

    Sunday, January 14, 2018 8:07 PM

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    EMET contains features to protect users again certain unknown and 0-days attacks. It provides you ability to manage security features for specific application , the one mainly related to memory access and other security features like dll , DEP and so on.

    However, there are new changes to EMET for Windows 10 and it is no longer required for the latest build of Windows , because most of those features already integrated into Windows 10 build 1709.

    • Marked as answer by Mr_Buzz Saturday, January 27, 2018 5:27 PM
    Saturday, January 27, 2018 4:43 PM
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    I somewhat disagree TaskForceKen.  Yes, extensions such as Adblock Plus are helpful in safely browsing the Internet.  However, the problem occurs when the extensions themselves have been infected.  We still need EMET.  It is absolutely critical especially with the uptick in cyber attacks that have been happening with increasing frequency.  As a Windows Insider, Comptia A+, Net+, Server+ and renewing my Comptia Security+, and as an IT Professional who started coding in BASIC in 1984 on an IBM PCjr and as a current Kali Linux user ---  I have actually been downgrading many client computers to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 because of the instability of the current builds of Windows 10.  That is why so many of my clients that have Windows 10 are running 1 to 2 versions behind the current build because they do not want to be a beta tester as I am and have been.  I have a current client who got infected with a particular strain of mal-ware --- Sorry I cannot disclose here due to NDA.  However, I can say it took me 2 hours to fix his Windows 7 Professional 64 bit machine.  The Windows 10 Machine which was fully updated did not stand a chance.  The mal-ware changed the password and the next day everything was gone.  Fortunately, this client had Windows 7 Professional 64 bit to save the day.  I was able to boot into safe mode and fix items as well as using the Windows 7 Disc to fix errors.  I did not even get the chance with the Windows 10 machine because the mal-ware was able to defeat it so quickly and with such ease.

    Nothing beats a hard copy


    • Edited by DanW7 Sunday, February 11, 2018 9:38 AM Replied to wrong person
    • Marked as answer by Mr_Buzz Sunday, February 11, 2018 3:13 PM
    Sunday, February 11, 2018 9:23 AM
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    Nowadays, EMET is perhaps not as important as running an ad blocking extension in your web browser (AdBlock Plus, uBlock Origin).  And, for those with a little more patience and willingness to tinker, using a javascript/iframe filtering extension such as NoScript or uMatrix.

    You can live without EMET.  But browsing without some way to filter out ads and block unwanted 3rd party javascript/iframes? That's asking for trouble.  Ads are a big loophole for malware to get in.

    I realize that NoScript/UMatrix-type extensions require some guesswork as to what to allow.  Many sites need more than just the 1st party javascript of the home site. It's trial-and-error, figuring out which 3rd party script/frames are needed by a site, and which ones are unnecessary ads and tracking.  But once you figure it out, you can save those exemptions (this works, until the site owner decides to change their site design).

     If NoScript/uMatrix is too much for you and you're leaving EMET out, running an ad-blocker is the minimum you should do.  Also, Firefox recently added anti-tracking blacklists, based on the Disconnect extension, that you can turn on...it's good, but not quite ad-blocking.  You still need a true ad-blocker. 


    • Edited by TaskForceKen Thursday, February 8, 2018 7:39 PM UBlock Origin, not UBlock.
    • Marked as answer by Mr_Buzz Sunday, February 11, 2018 3:12 PM
    Thursday, February 8, 2018 7:35 PM

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    EMET contains features to protect users again certain unknown and 0-days attacks. It provides you ability to manage security features for specific application , the one mainly related to memory access and other security features like dll , DEP and so on.

    However, there are new changes to EMET for Windows 10 and it is no longer required for the latest build of Windows , because most of those features already integrated into Windows 10 build 1709.

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    Nowadays, EMET is perhaps not as important as running an ad blocking extension in your web browser (AdBlock Plus, uBlock Origin).  And, for those with a little more patience and willingness to tinker, using a javascript/iframe filtering extension such as NoScript or uMatrix.

    You can live without EMET.  But browsing without some way to filter out ads and block unwanted 3rd party javascript/iframes? That's asking for trouble.  Ads are a big loophole for malware to get in.

    I realize that NoScript/UMatrix-type extensions require some guesswork as to what to allow.  Many sites need more than just the 1st party javascript of the home site. It's trial-and-error, figuring out which 3rd party script/frames are needed by a site, and which ones are unnecessary ads and tracking.  But once you figure it out, you can save those exemptions (this works, until the site owner decides to change their site design).

     If NoScript/uMatrix is too much for you and you're leaving EMET out, running an ad-blocker is the minimum you should do.  Also, Firefox recently added anti-tracking blacklists, based on the Disconnect extension, that you can turn on...it's good, but not quite ad-blocking.  You still need a true ad-blocker. 


    • Edited by TaskForceKen Thursday, February 8, 2018 7:39 PM UBlock Origin, not UBlock.
    • Marked as answer by Mr_Buzz Sunday, February 11, 2018 3:12 PM
    Thursday, February 8, 2018 7:35 PM
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    I somewhat disagree TaskForceKen.  Yes, extensions such as Adblock Plus are helpful in safely browsing the Internet.  However, the problem occurs when the extensions themselves have been infected.  We still need EMET.  It is absolutely critical especially with the uptick in cyber attacks that have been happening with increasing frequency.  As a Windows Insider, Comptia A+, Net+, Server+ and renewing my Comptia Security+, and as an IT Professional who started coding in BASIC in 1984 on an IBM PCjr and as a current Kali Linux user ---  I have actually been downgrading many client computers to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 because of the instability of the current builds of Windows 10.  That is why so many of my clients that have Windows 10 are running 1 to 2 versions behind the current build because they do not want to be a beta tester as I am and have been.  I have a current client who got infected with a particular strain of mal-ware --- Sorry I cannot disclose here due to NDA.  However, I can say it took me 2 hours to fix his Windows 7 Professional 64 bit machine.  The Windows 10 Machine which was fully updated did not stand a chance.  The mal-ware changed the password and the next day everything was gone.  Fortunately, this client had Windows 7 Professional 64 bit to save the day.  I was able to boot into safe mode and fix items as well as using the Windows 7 Disc to fix errors.  I did not even get the chance with the Windows 10 machine because the mal-ware was able to defeat it so quickly and with such ease.

    Nothing beats a hard copy


    • Edited by DanW7 Sunday, February 11, 2018 9:38 AM Replied to wrong person
    • Marked as answer by Mr_Buzz Sunday, February 11, 2018 3:13 PM
    Sunday, February 11, 2018 9:23 AM
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    Thanks to all for your comments.

    I decided to stick with Windows 7 64 professional because I felt that Windows 10 was too new - particularly after the huge Microsoft Windows 8 & 8.1 fiasco!

    I still think Windows 10 is not there yet: there is still much that Microsoft needs to do to prevent stupid things from happening.

    In view of the comments DanW7 made, I will keep EMET going, in spite of OffCAT keeping saying that EMET is running...

    Sunday, February 11, 2018 3:21 PM