A recent Windows 10 update at our company set Windows Defender (WD) to actively protect our computers. As part of this WD is using ASLR (address space layout randomization) to change load addresses for executeable code and data. In order for the programs to be compatible with ASLR it needs to have been compiled with the /DYNAMICBASE switch. It appears that the cygwin1.dll and the .EXEs in intelFPGA_pro\17.0\embedded\host_tools\cygwin\bin and intelFPGA_pro\17.0\nios2eds\bin have not been compiled with that switch.
Googled advice from others who have dealt with this show setting the Windows Defender Exploit Settings for each executeable but Windows only allows settings for .EXEs. If anyone has seen this and has a solution that can be accomplished with the Windows Defender settings I would appreciate an update on it.
I am using Quartus v 17.0.2 but I have verified that the problem exists on versions up to 18.1 (and its quite possible that it goes farther up).
Thanks