Data Execution Prevention (Software) (Windows)

Module: Startup Files

Supported Platforms: Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

This check reports on the setting of data execution prevention. This check reports on which DEP setting applied (Always Off, Always On, Opt In or Opt Out)

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for Data Execution Prevention (Software)

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: ESM_DEPSUPPOLICY

Category: System Information

  • Windows 2003 (205849)

  • Windows 2008 (248849)

  • Windows Vista (228849)

  • Windows XP (200849)

Title: DEP Support Policy

Description:Indicates which Data Execution Prevention (DEP) setting is applied. The DEP setting specifies the extent to which DEP applies to 32-bit applications on the system. DEP is always applied to the Windows kernel

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: ESM_DEPSUPPOLICY_G

Category: System Information

  • Windows 2003 (205859)

  • Windows 2008 (248859)

  • Windows Vista (228859)

  • Windows XP (200859)

Title: DEP Support Policy

Description:Indicates which Data Execution Prevention (DEP) setting is applied. The DEP setting specifies the extent to which DEP applies to 32-bit applications on the system. DEP is always applied to the Windows kernel

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]