Filed under: Security, Utilities, Windows, Freeware
Trust No Exe Blocks Application Startups - Windows Only
by Lee Mathews Aug 10th 2008 at 11:00AM
What does it do? It installs as a service and can block any executable process: exe, dll, sys, com, etc. Set up allow and deny folders, start the service, and programs just won't launch anymore. It'll block attempted launches from anything - floppy or USB drives, network shares, wherever. Theoretically, you could even use it as a basic malware defense by adding your temporary internet files to the denied list.
Since it's a service, it's always protecting your PC. Just be sure you lock down access to services.msc and your control panel, since there's no password option to keep users out.
It's an oldie, but a goodie, and definitely a good, simple way to prevent annoying installs and inappropriate use.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Stephen said 1:53PM on 8-10-2008
When I tried using this on XP about 8 months ago my computer kept crashing. Once when I used IEtab in Firefox and also when I used several other programs. I think I decided at the time that it was any time a program tried to use IE as so many applications do.
Uninstalling it didn't work. Ended up having to do system restore
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WL said 2:26PM on 8-10-2008
isn't this basically like the UAC in Vista which so many people have griped about?
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90014 said 4:25PM on 8-16-2008
WL, UAC is when someone else holds the key's to your Porsche while this program simply hands you the key. The difference is everything to a free mind.
hazard said 5:07AM on 8-11-2008
Good post .. this one goes in the olde kit bag.
It's like a UAC for NT/2000/XP but much simpler cause it's just hooks the createprocess api.
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Stuart Halliday said 2:32PM on 8-12-2008
So what's to stop me typing in "net stop trust-no-exe" and behold the service is stopped... ;-)
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StC said 5:56PM on 8-12-2008
start, run, secpol.msc
Select software restriction policies.
Built in to windows. Requires no extra service. Configurable through domain policies or local client.
Upside: does more than this bogus app.
Downside: doesn't exist in XP Home.
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