WinXP SP2 [Buffer Overrun Protection at procesor level]
This is old news to most of you I'm sure, Windows XP SP2 in conjunction with certain processors prevent buffer overflows at a hardware level.
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The Enhanced Virus Protection is included with all AMD 64-bit processors including the Opteron and Athlon64 chips. The technology will work in tandem with Microsoft's recently announced Data Execution Prevention system that is part of the latest Windows XP SP2 beta.
Ref URL: Securing XP at the Chip Level
...I was wondering if anyone has tested this yet? I'm really looking forward to seeing how this impacts the security world and future exploit attempts.