But even with AppLocker’s limitations, Microsoft’s price tag — free, if you are running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 — can be a strong lure for up-to-date Microsoft shops.

Defeating Microsoft's AppLocker protection is surprisingly simple - just make one small change to Regsvr32 and it's useless.

Windows AppLocker is a feature of Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that lets administrators control what types of programs are allowed to run on users’ PCs. AppLocker can be centrally ...

Windows AppLocker is a feature of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that lets administrators control what types of programs are allowed to run on users’ PCs. AppLocker can be centrally managed by ...

A researcher has discovered that Windows’ Regsvr32 can be used to download and run JavaScript and VBScript remotely from the Internet, bypassing AppLocker’s whitelisting protections.

Learn how to best employ this Windows feature to lock down desktops.

Among many other new goodies, Windows Server 2008 R2 brings us “AppLocker,” which is a re-branding of the Software Restriction Policies feature that’s been around for a few years now.

The AppLocker feature in Microsoft Windows 7 Professional lets administrators control which applications and scripts users can install and load on their computers. This is useful for locking down ...

Now, I wouldn’t say that AppLocker is the end-game in end-point protection. But as a built-in targeted solution for Windows, it has the ability to get the job done.

Microsoft's AppLocker is defenseless if you point to a remote file. jon fingas. Reporter. Updated Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 1:23 AM ...

AppLocker is not impregnable, and there are various bypass techniques available online. The latest of these was disclosed last Friday by Francesco Mifsud, a researcher at Context Information Security.