What Does Execute Disable Bit (EDB) Mean?
Techopedia Explains Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
As mentioned, EDB is only available in newer versions of Intel processors, but not all OSs support it. The following are the known current OSs that supports EDB:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1Microsoft XP with Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 SUSE Linux 9.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 3
Enabling EDB helps businesses and individuals reduce costs on virus related repairs. It will also reduce the propagation of these malicious codes in a network and probably across the Internet.
