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DVDFab Decrypter may have a worrisome "feature":
In WinXP, it excludes itself from Data Execution Prevention (DEP), allowing it to do *something* in the background. I don't know what that might be, but I sure don't like it, since I am NOT given any sort of warning of this self-exclusion.
As Microsoft explains: "Data Execution Prevention (DEP) helps protect against damage from viruses and other security threats."
This COULD be viewed as a malicious action by the developer, since there is no obvious reason why DVDFab Decrypter needs to be excluded from DEP's protection. Someone with a lot more knowledge about such matters than I would have to comment further on it, but I sure am suspicious.
To check your WinXP system:
o Control Panel, System, Advanced, Performance, Settings, Data Execution Prevention
If you use DVDFab Decrypter, you may find it in the list of programs to be excluded from DEP . . . and then you may want to ask "Why?" |
