Battle As an Anti-Exe which is better - WinPatrol WAR vs VoodooShield?

[HarborFront]

Hi

Which would you choose if use as an anti-exe? Which is the better one like less FP etc?

Both the technologies behind are different. Would someone comment on them in details? Bells and whistles come next.

Thanks

 

[Huchim]

Voodooshield is designed primarly as an anti-exe, voodo win.

When yoy say less FP I suppose you mean to use voodo in auto-pilot so:

My last attempt using winpatrol WAR was problematic (Feb 2017) so much FP and blocks speccially using ninite and some soft that I use to work it blocked some of my portable apps...

Voodooshield also has FP but more easy to handle and thanks to blacklist (Virus Total), with WinPatrol I had to whitelist the app on main menu and run again the blocked software, (the last update includes a new menu blocking temporaly or allow functionality but I didn't test it) anyway for me Voodooshield is better.

I suppose you can't use both.... Bad idea? I don't know just thinking

 

[HarborFront]

Voodooshield is designed primarly as an anti-exe, voodo win.

When yoy say less FP I suppose you mean to use voodo in auto-pilot so:

My last attempt using winpatrol WAR was problematic (Feb 2017) so much FP and blocks speccially using ninite and some soft that I use to work it blocked some of my portable apps...

Voodooshield also has FP but more easy to handle and thanks to blacklist (Virus Total), with WinPatrol I had to whitelist the app on main menu and run again the blocked software, (the last update includes a new menu blocking temporaly or allow functionality but I didn't test it) anyway for me Voodooshield is better.

I suppose you can't use both.... Bad idea? I don't know just thinking

VS uses VT so it's checking is using virus signatures. WAR is sig-less and it's checking is more behavior blocking-like. You can use WAR even when offline more effectively, right?

Thanks

 

[Huchim]

I'm not sure what kind of technology WAR but surely is more like a behavior blocking and thanks to this it works offline, but also VS works offline, more like anti-exe but if you are offline, I think you are more worried about USB protection, and both will do the job.

 

[CMLew]

If you know how to use anti-exe, even a very basic NVT ERP, or a more complicated SOB also have no issue at all.

 

[Captain Awesome]

WinPatrol WAR is Anti-Ransomware,not Anti-EXE.You can use VOODOOSHIELD(Free) or AppGuard(Paid) as a Anti-EXE.Both are the best.

 

[HarborFront]

WinPatrol WAR is Anti-Ransomware,not Anti-EXE.You can use VOODOOSHIELD(Free) or AppGuard(Paid) as a Anti-EXE.Both are the best.

It is behaving more like an anti-exe nowadays

 

[Deletedmessiah]

I've never used Winpatrol so can't say anything there. But Voodooshield is a great product.

 

[VeeekTor]

Never had any FP with Winpatrol, plus the lifetime license and 85% off you would be a fool not to take them up on that.

 

[HarborFront]

Never had any FP with Winpatrol, plus the lifetime license and 85% off you would be a fool not to take them up on that.

If it performs similarly to VS then no point having two programs, right? Or is it superior than VS?

 

[shmu26]

The one to ask about this is @_CyberGhosT_ . He knows both programs very well.

 

[VeeekTor]

If it performs similarly to VS then no point having two programs, right? Or is it superior than VS?

Not sure about if same as VS, but VS gave me a little bit of a slowdown, and Winpatrol didn't.

 

[bribon77]

WinPatrol WAR, I have never used it, from what I read acts as an anti-executable, NVT ERP is an anti-executable, If they act the same I stay with NVT ERP, because it's free.

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

W.A.R and VS run very well together.
I am running that combo now, often with Sparks DA in the mix.
I am finding that Sophos Home and WAR are very productive combo as to be expected.

 

[HarborFront]

W.A.R and VS run very well together.
I am running that combo now, often with Sparks DA in the mix.
I am finding that Sophos Home and WAR are very productive combo as to be expected.

They can run together.

But will there be duplication with WAR and VS....I mean one become more silent than the other since both are anti-exe.....sort of for WAR. Or will they give double the chatter?

 

[frogboy]

Using VoodooShield here. A nice bit of kit.

 

[ForgottenSeer 55474]

I have never used Win...., but Voodoo-Shield is outstanding, especially the paid version

 

[Warrior]

Used Winpatrol and Voodoo-Shield both separate and together ,
now I just use Voodoo-Shield ,
Winpatrol and Voodoo-Shield are both Great Anti- Exe but Voodoo has the edge as Anti- Exe even without Internet connection , I have one system with Voodoo-Shield and windows firewall control and u block origin as the protection,

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

They can run together.

But will there be duplication with WAR and VS....I mean one become more silent than the other since both are anti-exe.....sort of for WAR. Or will they give double the chatter?

No double chatter for me, both shooting out notifications of duplicate alerts would be a sign that there are detection conflicts.
I don't get that (Double Alerts) with WAR & VS or with Sophos Home Premium Beta and VS

 

[HarborFront]

No double chatter for me, both shooting out notifications of duplicate alerts would be a sign that there are detection conflicts.
I don't get that (Double Alerts) with WAR & VS or with Sophos Home Premium Beta and VS

How about one more silent than the other? It's similar to having 2 different AVs on the system. 1 detecting and 1 not.