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I will install Voodoo, So I use KIS + AG + Voodoo all in real-time
Appreciated your clarify.
AppGuared users , Do you use in its default setting?
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I will install Voodoo, So I use KIS + AG + Voodoo all in real-time
Appreciated your clarify.
A crippled system is by definition obvious because the malfunction is so major that it cannot be ignored. There is no such thing as an invisibly crippled system. In the same vein, a crippled vehicle doesn't move. It's obvious.
AppGuard does not break things in unknown, hidden ways. When things are broken they are noticeable. That's how it works.
A breakage and a crippled system are two completely different things.
Author's make their programs do a lot of stuff that aren't necessary. Blocking that kind of stuff doesn't break anything.
@Yo Whats Up and i will add to the above post of @Lockdown
if you add a process/program in user space or as Guarded , then launch it and it doesn't start or do something unusual/problematic, that means it is a breakage or crippled system (in case you added system processes).
Alert only but all seems working fine = what you did worked.
Alert + issue to use the program or its functionalities = you did something wrong.
Alert + system frozen or BSODs = you definitely did something wrong
if you add a process/program in user space or as Guarded , then launch it and it doesn't start or do something unusual/problematic, that means it is a breakage or crippled system (in case you added system processes).
Alert only but all seems working fine = what you did worked.
Alert + issue to use the program or its functionalities = you did something wrong.
Alert + system frozen or BSODs = you definitely did something wrong
- Oct 24, 2017
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100% default.
*I did modify Windows Powershell following the Lockdown tip.
*I did modify Windows Powershell following the Lockdown tip.
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There are AppGuard users who have been creating customized policies for years and the product works for them. Some users create very advanced policies - disable many things in Windows, apply AppGuard protections to many Windows and non-Windows processes - all without issue.
AppGuard is not going to teach you all about Windows processes and other programs. You have to learn all that on your own.
- Jul 3, 2015
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Yeah, I have had security apps that silently blocked Windows update, or automatic maintenance. That's not cool. Automatic maintenance sounds silly, but you do want TRIM to happen every once in a while, if you have an SSD, or defrag, if you have HDD. Maybe it does other good things, too. And Windows update is obviously important for security.
But AppGuard doesn't do that kind of silent blocking.
How to know when a blockage is important or not: it helps if you have basic familiarity with your software. For instance, let's say someone never used MS Word before, or any other word processor, for that matter. He tries to save a doc in a custom folder that he made somewhere, and AppGuard blocks it. He does not know that is breakage, because he never saved a doc before. But you are not a noob, so you can tell when something is not working. Noobs will need a geek to set up Appguard for them, they can't do it themselves.
Appguard is constantly blocking memory access of process A to process B, but 99% of the time, the block is totally meaningless. Your music player doesn't have to spill over into the memory of Excel in order for either of them to work right.
- Jul 3, 2015
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If you find a viable alternative, let me know.
Voodooshield works on a different principle, I don't think that as an anti-exe you could say it is a true alternative to Rehips, which is software restriction policy. And voodooshield is not without its own issues, among them silent blocking.
Bottom line: Both will do a very good job of protecting the system. It's the user's choice, in the end.
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ReHIPS will give you strong protection for exploitable programs, including memory protection, and it will block execution of unknowns, these are things that AppGuard does. However, it accomplishes all this in a very different way.
But keep in mind that ReHIPS is not the easiest app to learn.
But keep in mind that ReHIPS is not the easiest app to learn.
- Oct 24, 2017
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There's a saying "you get what you pay for". ReHIPS is running $52 usd. I did not stay long enough to see if it's annual.
- Jul 3, 2015
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Yeah, I forgot they jacked the price way up. The free demo version does everything you need, except for one: you will have a hard time running a multi-process browser with extensions, and with all protections functioning. This is because the demo version only runs 10 isolated processes at a time. Could be that active beta testers will get the full version for free, but if time is money, you are better off paying the $52 bucks.
Blue Ridge Networks never pursued the home user market. BRN made the product available for purchase by the general public - that was the extent of its foray into the home user market.
You should use what you like. What works best for you personally on your specific system(s).
However, AppGuard is the universe's most effective security software.
People will assign whatever meaning they wish to my posts - and start drama.
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- Oct 24, 2017
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I'll stick with the starter page and 3 options, and just leave it alone. I remember it being $19.95 without renewals, then when it started getting footnotes in articles it went to $29.95 lifetime. That's when I jumped in. Now it hovers around $70 annual. I still say there could be a home version without any customization pages.
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There are a couple devs, but yes, it is a "boutique" security soft at this point, or an exclusive club, whatever you want to call it.
I am presently using the release candidate for the third stable version, as I am a beta tester for the product. They seem to have worked out the bugs at this point, and I like it. They made all the hard decisions for you already, by crafting appropriate rules for every system and program file that is worthy of being honored with its own rule. But I am digressing from the topic of this thread...
Anyways, AppGuard and ReHIPS are the strongest security softs you are going to find.
- Jan 6, 2017
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There is no such thing as what you say. Dont be absolute. Your product isnt impenetrable. It can be bypassed.
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Yeah, but he didn't say it is absolutely effective, because it isn't. He just said that on a scale, he would put it at the top, as "most effective".
Anyways, that claim only holds water if you use Lockdown's specially crafted policy, not at default settings.
AppGuard is the universe's most effective security software - period. No qualification is needed.
I can also state AppGuard is the universe's most capable, most efficient, etc, etc without qualification.
I never stated AppGuard is impenetrable or cannot be bypassed. You are assigning your own meaning to my post.
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