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Smart App Control - Windows 11 22H2 feature promises significant protection from malware
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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 95367" data-source="post: 1004997"><p>Smart Application Control is to prevent:</p><p></p><p>1. scripting attacks (undoubtedly Microsoft intends that this category also includes Office macros)</p><p>2. running untrusted (or unsigned) applications <strong><em>OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH MALWARE OR ATTACK TOOLS</em></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>These are very specific, targeted block choices made by Microsoft that are currently being blocked by default in one form or another. Macros are blocked by Office Trust Center settings while hack tools are detected and blocked by Microsoft Defender.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>With SAC it appears that these block choices or "policies" shall be done so under a unified file reputation system pulled from the Windows ecosystem and managed by AI.</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Category 1 </strong>will include script and other executable file types with their associated processes (sponsors).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Category 2 </strong>will include hack tools such as, but not limited to, archivers and PSEXEC utility (as a single example). We already know this category can quickly become gargantuan as the AI model fully leverages the Windows ecosystem.</li> </ul><p></p><p>SAC compares favorably to Windows 10\11 S Mode, which is a small allow list\large block list. The SAC block list will end up being larger than KSN.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 95367, post: 1004997"] Smart Application Control is to prevent: 1. scripting attacks (undoubtedly Microsoft intends that this category also includes Office macros) 2. running untrusted (or unsigned) applications [B][I]OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH MALWARE OR ATTACK TOOLS[/I] These are very specific, targeted block choices made by Microsoft that are currently being blocked by default in one form or another. Macros are blocked by Office Trust Center settings while hack tools are detected and blocked by Microsoft Defender. With SAC it appears that these block choices or "policies" shall be done so under a unified file reputation system pulled from the Windows ecosystem and managed by AI.[/B] [LIST] [*][B]Category 1 [/B]will include script and other executable file types with their associated processes (sponsors). [*][B]Category 2 [/B]will include hack tools such as, but not limited to, archivers and PSEXEC utility (as a single example). We already know this category can quickly become gargantuan as the AI model fully leverages the Windows ecosystem. [/LIST] SAC compares favorably to Windows 10\11 S Mode, which is a small allow list\large block list. The SAC block list will end up being larger than KSN. [/QUOTE]
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