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Appguard vs Voodooshield
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<blockquote data-quote="hjlbx" data-source="post: 542339"><p>AppGuard is software restriction policy; what is not allowed is denied (blocked) and what is allowed is mostly run with heavily restricted access rights.</p><p></p><p>AppGuard does not detect anything by signature; once protections are enabled, AppGuard applies its anti-execution and restricted privileges policies without any attempt to rate a file as "good, bad or suspicious." In other words, AppGuard's policies are agnostic. Finally, once protections are enabled, AppGuard's policies essentially treat everything newly introduced to the system as "denied." I say essentially as the user can create exceptions for trusted\known good programs a couple of different ways.</p><p></p><p>Therefore, AppGuard does not need network connectivity to apply its policies; AppGuard only needs network access to initially validate the license key.</p><p></p><p>NOTE: </p><p></p><p>AppGuard's behavior is dependent upon what protection mode is enabled - Protected or Locked Down. Locked Down is recommended for greatest security.</p><p></p><p>The basic strategy any user should employ with AppGuard is as follows:</p><p></p><p>1. Clean install OS</p><p>2. Install desired softs using all offline installers - if possible</p><p>3. Install AppGuard</p><p>4. Lock Down system</p><p></p><p>Also, it is <em>recommended</em> by Blue Ridge Networks to create a layered configuration that includes both an anti-virus and firewall.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hjlbx, post: 542339"] AppGuard is software restriction policy; what is not allowed is denied (blocked) and what is allowed is mostly run with heavily restricted access rights. AppGuard does not detect anything by signature; once protections are enabled, AppGuard applies its anti-execution and restricted privileges policies without any attempt to rate a file as "good, bad or suspicious." In other words, AppGuard's policies are agnostic. Finally, once protections are enabled, AppGuard's policies essentially treat everything newly introduced to the system as "denied." I say essentially as the user can create exceptions for trusted\known good programs a couple of different ways. Therefore, AppGuard does not need network connectivity to apply its policies; AppGuard only needs network access to initially validate the license key. NOTE: AppGuard's behavior is dependent upon what protection mode is enabled - Protected or Locked Down. Locked Down is recommended for greatest security. The basic strategy any user should employ with AppGuard is as follows: 1. Clean install OS 2. Install desired softs using all offline installers - if possible 3. Install AppGuard 4. Lock Down system Also, it is [I]recommended[/I] by Blue Ridge Networks to create a layered configuration that includes both an anti-virus and firewall. [/QUOTE]
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