New SocketShield Stops Zero-day Exploits
A start-up security company on Friday unveiled a beta of zero-day exploit protection software that it claims will protect users’ PCs until they can apply patches from the likes of Microsoft.
SocketShield, which can be downloaded free-of-charge from the Web site of Exploit Prevention Labs, is a signature-based monitor that detects and blocks vulnerability exploits, not the worm or virus or spyware or Trojan horse payloads that traditional anti-virus software sniffs out.
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