Most users that are out for buying a computer look for the speed of the computer and the size of RAM memory. With the evolving of software development, some of the features and compatibilities (other than constantly higher clock rate) are now required for modern computing. Some of the system features that should be checked when buying a computer are – system architecture (x86 or x64), supports hardware DEP and/or hardware virtualization. With a utility named SecurAble, you can check all these features instantly.
SecurAble probes the system’s processor, determines the absence or presence and operational status of three most significant security-related processor features:
1. 64-bit instruction extensions
2. Hardware compatibility for system resource virtualization
3. Hardware support for detecting and preventing the execution of code in program data areas.
All these features are important for security of PC, according to SecurAble developers. Virtualization Technology (VT) are used to create fully contained environments that can be used to insulate the real hosting operating system from any actions taken by software running within the “virtual” environment, while the Hardware-enforced DEP stops exploitation of ‘buffer overflow attacks’.
SecurAble is free to use and requires no installation. Just download the utility by clicking here and execute it to get the details about your local machine’s processor.
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