Security News > 2021 > May > Google Chrome adopts Windows 10 exploit protection feature

Google Chrome now hinders attackers' efforts to exploit security bugs on systems with Intel 11th Gen or AMD Zen 3 CPUs, running Windows 10 2004 or later.

This is possible after the adoption of Intel's Control-flow Enforcement Technology, supported on Windows 10 computers through an implementation known as Hardware-enforced Stack Protection which adds enhanced exploit protection to all compatible devices.

Hardware-enforced Stack Protection uses the Intel CET chipset security extension to secure applications from common exploit techniques such as Return-Oriented Programming and Jump Oriented Programming.

Windows 10's Hardware-enforced Stack Protection blocks these attacks by triggering exceptions when it detects that an app's natural flow has been modified.

Google Chrome is not the first Chromium-based web browser to support Hardware-enforced Stack Protection, as BleepingComputer reported in February.

Windows 10 users with CET-compatible CPUs can check if a browser process utilizes the hardware security feature using the Windows Task Manager.

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-chrome-adopts-windows-10-exploit-protection-feature/