Hey folks, the previous thread "what album are you listening to" was closed, but I felt like starting one up again with a few brief rule changes so it won't happen again. You can share one song or one album per post with a video or direct playable other share, unlike before where sometimes people would post like 10 videos in one post. If the video thumbnail image has nudity, or any kind of graphic material such as drug use, just find another video with a different image. Anyways, let me...
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I initially thought Cloudflare Gateway was for businesses. However, I came across a review mentioning its use for parental control and its solid free plan. I'm currently testing DNS-based services for parental control, such as NextDNS and AdGuardDNS. Comparing them to Cloudflare Gateway, I find it far superior, even with its free plan. It offers advanced features, but for parental control, I focused on testing Zero Trust > Gateway > DNS Locations and Firewall Policies. I created policies for...
Happy New Year from Hawk Eye Analysis.
It's time to release the portable executable for Defender Hardening Console.
It is an early release so frequent updates (and probably some bugs) are expected for the next month or so.
Note: there will be no digital signature until the official release of Hawk Eye Analysis (or Antivirus) Tool (HEAT) which is expected most likely on the 3rd of March.
Note 2: Some of the features that Defender Hardening Console offers will be managed automatically by...
Hi guys, what are you watching right now? A movie, a series, a documentary...etc.
Your browser is no longer just a window to the internet — it’s your password vault, your online bank teller, your shopping assistant, and your security guard all in one.
In 2026, choosing the “right” browser has become almost as heated as the Windows vs. macOS debates of the past.
Some people stick with what’s fast and familiar, others demand maximum privacy, and some just use whatever comes pre-installed.
But here’s the real question: Which browser actually deserves your trust?
🔎 The...
The Austrian antivirus testing lab AV-Comparatives has released its annual Summary Report highlighting the results for consumer security test for the year 2025 (PDF available here). This report contains awards recognizing individual programs in various categories. Additionally a user-interface review for each tested products is included.
https://www.av-comparatives.org/consumer-summary-report-2025/
Hey guys,
I'll start this thread so that you may report if you encounter any errors while using this site.
When reporting an error please try to be as specific as possible, and if possible, please add a screenshot.
Error code, the time when it happened, what page were you viewing and other similar details are always helpful.
Hello :)
A little idea I had this morning...
A lot of people watch my videos, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Seeing that you like it motivates me to continue making them.
You should know that I spend about 2 to 3 hours per video, in preparation, sampling, testing, editing and uploading! 😁
But, it can happen that I frustrate some members, because their requests they made to me, I can't find them anymore.....
It's not my fault unfortunately, hence this topic.
So, throw the...
Just curious to know what you guys are browsing. Let it be anything that interests you, or you think it might be interesting to others. It could be any article or a website or a video or a comic strip, practically anything and everything. :)
This is not a commercial version; it's my own version that I'm sharing with you. The POLAR ANTIVIRUS program was created using ai and some modifications I made to it.
Features at a Glance
⚡ Real-Time Protection: Background monitoring of every process and file creation to stop threats before they act. Without an Ikarus engine
🌐 Web Shield: Advanced URL filtering and safe browsing powered by a custom proxy to block malicious websites.
🔥 Smart Firewall: Monitor and control network traffic with...
https://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-edge-stable-chromium-now-available-for-download-527924.shtml
Hello,
I have got a new Lenovo Thinkpad X13 Gen 3 and I use it for teaching.
I am keeping the config as simple as possible.
End-of-Life announcement for Norton Power Eraser
Hey Guys!
CyberLock 8.0 is coming soon and here is an early beta version. There were massive changes under the hood, mainly streamlining and moving code from the GUI to the service so that CyberLock is more enterprise like. There will probably be a few small bugs, but so far it is running extremely fast and smooth. But if you guys find anything that needs to be fixed, please let me know!
Aesthetically this version looks about the same as before, but that will be changing sometime in the...
I didn't find something relevant on MT about search engines, so I thought about creating this poll to ask about member's favorite search engine.
AVG vs Symantec Antivirus: This One Cleaned Better
Osprey is a browser extension that protects you from malicious websites.
Made by @Foulest and discovered by @Jan Willy
Links:
GitHub • Google Chrome • Microsoft Edge • Firefox • Privacy Policy • Wiki (FAQs) • Discord
MalwareTips discussion on this extension started here:
https://malwaretips.com/threads/updated-29-12-2018-browser-extension-comparison-malwares-and-phishings.80915/page-85#post-1122408
Wilders Security Forums discussion...
This was taken in Saxon Switzerland National Park in Germany
https://www.av-test.org/en/news/atp-test-how-easily-windows-can-be-tricked-by-malware/
GitHub: GitHub - uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home: All uBlock Origin Lite-related issues (including filter-related ones) go here
Description
uBO Lite (uBOL), a permission-less MV3 API-based content blocker.
uBOL is entirely declarative, meaning there is no need for a permanent uBOL process for the filtering to occur, and CSS/JS injection-based content filtering is performed reliably by the browser itself rather than by the extension. This means that uBOL itself does not consume CPU/memory resources...
Hello guys. This is my security config for my PC. I mainly use it to play games. Any suggestions are welcome.
Transparency: The information provided herein was obtained from Big Brother AI. Big Brother AI is an Israeli-USA collaboration and it is "Always Watching." BBAI (often called "Bubba" or "Bubbi") is restricted access/not publicly available.
QUESTIONS
Why has Microsoft created such a mess with WDAC? Now it is rebranded as AppControl for Business. The development roadmap of WDAC is very familiar. It proceeds in "starts and fits," much the same as AppLocker and SRP before it. Smart App Control...
https://eap.kaspersky.com/topic/6556/kaspersky-vpn-ksos-21.24.1.128-mr24
https://eap.kaspersky.com/topic/6557/kes-12.12.0.128
My planned security setup to continue through 2022. I did a lot of back and forth between this and Comodo Internet Security the past year but determined to stick with this option. If Comodo comes out with a product update I may revisit it .
Controlled Folder Access is still something I'm not solidly using but I think I just need to understand it a bit better or whitelist what I need to. I also stopped running WD in it's own sandbox since Tamper Protection became a MD feature and it slowed...
Post updated in December 2025.
The current version 7.0.1.1 can be downloaded from:
GitHub:
https://github.com/AndyFul/Hard_Configurator/raw/refs/heads/master/Hard_Configurator_setup_7.0.1.1.exe
Softpedia:
https://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/Hard-Configurator.shtml
Support for Windows 11 22H2 and later versions was added in version 6.1.1.1.
Developer website:
https://github.com/AndyFul/Hard_Configurator
Hard_Configurator was created after a discussion on the following...
Hey MalwareTips community,
With ISPs logging everything, DoH/DoT now default in Windows 11/Edge/Chrome/Firefox, and encrypted DNS queries jumping 380% this year alone (Cloudflare Radar), the DNS wars are hotter than ever.
Your router or PC’s DNS choice is now one of the biggest privacy/security wins (or losses) you can make in 5 minutes.
Where are we in late 2025?
Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 – still fastest globally, added malicious-domain blocking (1.1.1.2) and family filter (1.1.1.3)
Quad9...
Hello guys and welcome to this McAfee review.
Before we get to the McAfee details (which will be discussed in great depth), I would like to discuss the upgrade to my practices across this forum.
This forum is not for promotion of favouritism, it is designed mainly as a technical and objective forum.
In the light of all that, I have created Trident Review Framework (TRF) 1.0 with several key highlights:
Software is reviewed objectively based on capabilities and performance.
Wherever threat...
eScan confirms update server breached to push malicious update
The analysis and play with McAfee continues. Today's work reveals that McAfee is using memory content scan: it is capable of scanning the underlying process code, as opposed to just getting the image path and scanning it on disk.
Some of these threats were taken from real attacks and copy-pasted in PowerShell. Others have extremely low VT detection.
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/4f0f23e9db6033501021e83e943b69706a8d0f82dfcb5c989c15e5b4bc77cfd7
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Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw
https://archive.ph/0OaJ9
Followed this thread to make linux look like Windows (with some small changes because I am not using Cinnamon but Xfce desktop and can change Linux Mint logo to Windows :-) ) https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?p=2635179&hilit=Windows#p2635179
uBO Lite (uBOL) is an efficient content blocker based on the MV3 API.........
GitHub - uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home: uBO Lite home (MV3)
It’s 2026, and the security game feels different.
The classic “downloaded a virus” story still exists, but a lot of the real damage now happens via the browser: sketchy extensions, perfect-looking phishing pages, fake updates, and info-stealers that go after saved passwords and cookies. Recent reports have shown millions of users impacted by malicious extensions across Chrome and Edge, and Google has removed large batches of malicious extensions from the Chrome Web Store. (Malwarebytes)...
My security config for 2021/2022. Probably people will hate me for using Cylance, but it's working well for me at the moment. The false positives aren't that bad anymore and its really light on my system. :)
Google Chrome 87.0.4280.66 Stable Channel Update for Desktop:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.html
New features like Chrome Actions demonstrated here:
https://blog.google/products/chrome/faster-chrome/
Homepage: Secure, Fast & Private Web Browser with Adblocker | Brave Browser
Latest release notes: Brave Release Notes | Brave Browser
Version 122.0.2365.99 (Android and iOS): March 18, 2024
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-mobile-stable-channel#version-1220236599-android-and-ios-march-18-2024
Avast began in 1988, 38 years ago, as a small antivirus research project between two young computer scientists in Czechoslovakia. Since then, it's evolved into one of the largest cybersecurity companies in the world, eventually lending its own technological prowess and innovations to a name as famous as Norton.
One of the greatest strategic decisions in the history of the company proved to be the freemium model that started with the launch of Avast Free Antivirus in 2001. By the late 2000s...
Got gift from random person and it seems its not staff account at all. but when i enter site habbouusivuosi.com it gives me site like this:
You can pretty much type any account name there, that is registered on habbo and everyone is rewarded for first reward ( costs like 45 eur)
After this it asks me to connect my metamask to receive gift.
My question is : is it possible to steal from crypto wallet throught browser, without installing third party app or extension?
this is pretty...
New year. Same simple setup.
Edge flags:
Exploit protection (thanks to @Umbra). These haven't broken anything yet, e.g. extensions crashing.
- for Brave, Edge and Firefox:
Block low integrity images - ON
Block remote images - ON
Block untrusted fonts - ON
Control flow guard (CFG) - ON
Data execution prevention (DEP) - ON + Enable thunk emulation - CHECKED
Disable extension points - ON
Force randomization for images (Mandatory ASLR) - ON + Do not allow stripped images - CHECKED...
Hello everyone. Joined the forum after a long time. But even though I was gone, I used to visit this website regularly. Good to see some of my old buddies still here @SeriousHoax @Gandalf_The_Grey @silversurfer @RoboMan . I used to go by the username Wraith and used to test out ESET IS in the malware testers group. The COVID situation had disrupted my life as I lost many of my beloved ones. But now the situation is back to normal and like before I hope I can participate in the discussions...
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Tired of the limitations of Hybrid Analysis, Any.Run, or other closed platforms?
RxCloud CyberLab is here to break the rules.
Built from scratch by a single developer in Alsace 🇫🇷, RxCloud CyberLab offers:
• 🖥️ Dedicated Windows 10 LTSC VMs (ReverseLab & PentestLab)
• 🔒 Full isolation via pfSense firewall (traffic logged & monitored)
• 🌍 Outbound traffic routed through an...
Post updated in December 2025
ConfigureDefender utility for Windows 10/11.
New stable version 4.1.0.0 is available on the developer website (updated in February 2025):
https://github.com/AndyFul/ConfigureDefender
Softpedia:
https://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/System/System-Enhancements/ConfigureDefender.shtml
WinGet (ver. 4.0.1.1)
https://winstall.app/apps/AndyFul.ConfigureDefender
The ConfigureDefender utility is a GUI application for viewing and configuring important...
Microsoft Defender is Microsoft's free antivirus software, included since Windows 8.
It offers a comprehensive solution—antimalware, firewall, web protection (via Edge), etc.
In this test, we will add AIDefender, a new product that is designed to enhance protection through various advanced features.
Let's take a look!
Interface :
We won't dwell on MS Defender, which we are familiar with, but rather on AIDefender.
The product features an attractive interface with several options. Their...
Hello, my dear MalwareTips friends. I hope the new year is going well for you. As someone who has been following this forum for a long time and working in the IT sector, my antivirus renewal dates are approaching. G DATA is a product I currently use and am satisfied with. However, ZoneAlarm is a product I am considering trying. I especially value the opinions on options @Trident and @Shadowra could you share your thoughts on these two products mentioned in the title? I am not considering...
This is my 2024 config. I used f-secure Total previously , but the disconnecting problems of VPN drive me crazy.
Current config:
Microsoft defender , configuredefender on MAX, WHHLight everything enabled
Microsoft edge
- bitwarden
adguard desktop & cloudflare malware blocking dns
https://www.defenderui.com/
When Windows 11 was leaked, I was hoping we would see a usable Defender UI, but unfortunately it had not changed a bit. Defender is great under the hood but it is incredibly frustrating to use. It is also certainly not bulletproof and Redmond’s idea of zero trust is much different from mine, but at least it is something to work from.
So I decided to build a fully functional Defender UI. Here are some preliminary screenshots, a beta version will be really in a...
Hi folks,
Happy to be back to Windows after year of struggle on "the best" macOS.
Then, the question is it's time to refresh my AV positioning. I used mainly Bitdefender and Avira in the last 10 years. I need something to cover my back on my Zephyrus G16 and as I see Bitdefender is not a bulletproof choice anymore.
I am advanced user, not afraid of anything.
Currently, the choice is between:
Bitdefender Total
Emsisoft
Trend Micro
ZoneAlarm Extreme
ESET
Norton 360
or again even...
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/an-even-better-microsoft-account-bypass-for-windows-11-has-already-been-discovered
Dear all,
Here is TheMalwareMaster, an old veteran of this forum. How are you all?
Since March 2024, I am encountering a serious issue with COMODO Firewall on Windows 11 24H2 and now on 25H2. I run the latest CFW version downloaded from COMODO forums.
Please note that I run Windows 11 on a local account without admin privilegies
COMODO is blocking windows cumulative updates with the error 0x80070005 on 2 of my systems. Please note this happens on any non-admin secondary account created...
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25206 to the Dev Channel.
TL;DR
The build includes changes to SMB authentication rate limiter behavior.
We’ve got a few changes and improves including making the updated “Open with” dialog available to all Insiders in the Dev Channel, some updates for Dynamic Refresh Rate (DRR) and more.
This build also includes a set of fixes to improve the overall experience for Windows Insiders.
We also added a new known...
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