Software Update: Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.08.1.1045

Malwarebytes has released version 1.08 of Anti-Exploit. This program is intended to protect the computer against vulnerabilities, exploits in, among other things, web browsers and Java. These make it possible for malicious software to be installed on the computer undetected and without user intervention, with all the associated consequences. Like Anti-Malware, Anti-Exploit is available in a free and a paid version, which are available as extras offers protection against exploits in Adobe Reader, Microsoft Office and various media players, among others. The changelog for this release looks like this:

New Features

• Added Layer0 Dynamic Anti-HeapSpraying mitigation
• Added Layer0 Anti-Exploit fingerprinting mitigation
• Added Layer0 fine-tuned VBScript mitigation for IE
• Added Layer1 ROP-RET gadget detection mitigation
• Added Layer3 Application Behavior rules
• Added protection for Microsoft Edge
• Added protection for LibreOffice
• Added failover upgrade mechanism
• Added auto-recovery for Anti-Exploit service

Fixes

• Fixed conflict with third-party products that use the same hooks
• Fixed conflict with Office family profile
• Fixed conflict with banking software plugin for browsers
• Fixed conflict with Citrix when opening IE
• Fixed conflict with components from Asus and Huawei
• Fixed conflict with Kaspersky 16
• Fixed conflict with Comodo
• Fixed conflict with Imprivata OneSign
• Fixed issue when custom shields were not kept after upgrade
• Fixed issue with exclusions sometimes not applied to PDF profile
• Fixed issue with Layer3 Application Behavior
• Fixed issue with missing balloon notifications
• Fixed issue with missing balloon notifications
• Fixed false positive with Adobe Acrobat
• Fixed false positive with certain .NET modules under IE
• Fixed PhantomPDF crash when converting to doc