The ASR GUI tool is safe @ AskWoody

The ASR GUI tool is safe

Posted on June 13, 2022 at 02:44 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

ON SECURITY

By Susan Bradley

Most antivirus programs flag ASR GUI as infected. Those results are false positives.

In my most recent AskWoody MS-DEFCON Alert, I recommended a tool to help you set preventive attack rules, otherwise known as ASR (Attack Surface Reduction) rules. I’ve recommended ASR GUI tool for years because Microsoft doesn’t provide an easy GUI to set rules for standalone computers.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.24.0, 2022-06-13).
This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

AskWoody FREE Newsletter, AskWoody Plus Newsletter, On Security AskWoody Plus Newsletter, On Security, Patch Lady Posts

Plus Membership

Donations from Plus members keep this site going. You can identify the people who support AskWoody by the Plus badge on their avatars.

AskWoody Plus members not only get access to all of the contents of this site -- including Susan Bradley's frequently updated Patch Watch listing -- they also receive weekly AskWoody Plus Newsletters (formerly Windows Secrets Newsletter) and AskWoody Plus Alerts, emails when there are important breaking developments.

Welcome to our unique respite from the madness.

It's easy to post questions about Windows 11, Windows 10, Win8.1, Win7, Surface, Office, or browse through our Forums. Post anonymously or register for greater privileges. Keep it civil, please: Decorous Lounge rules strictly enforced. Questions? Contact Customer Support.

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

The ASR GUI tool is safe

Plus Membership

Search Newsletters

Search Forums

View the Forum

Search for Topics

Recent Topics

Recent blog posts

Key Links

The ASR GUI tool is safe

Plus Membership

Search Newsletters

Search Forums

View the Forum

Search for Topics

Recent Topics

Recent blog posts

Login and Registration

Key Links