---
id: 3800
title: "Ending the Love Affair with ExploitShield"
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2012/10/29/ending-the-love-affair-with-exploitshield/"
published_at: "2012-10-29T15:36:24Z"
tags: ["zero-day", "appsec", "windows", "exploit-mitigation", "exploitshield", "kernel-driver", "security-analysis"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3800"
lang: en
---

# Ending the Love Affair with ExploitShield

## Summary

Trail of Bits tears down ExploitShield's browser edition — a driver plus user-mode hooks — arguing its predictable design, IOCTL flaws, and added attack surface mean it won't stop capable attackers.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **Published:** 2012-10-29T15:36:24Z
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2012/10/29/ending-the-love-affair-with-exploitshield/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3800