App Review Avast! Premium Security with Hardened Mode Enabled Bypassed

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os_BxiP58oA&feature=em-uploademail

 

[stefanos]

Avast internet security is one of the best security suites. But it is also very expensive with the problems of privacy. And with default settings it's weak. With these settings Q&A - Avast Premier 2018 v18.5.2342 - How to Configure for Max Protection and Efficiency is very strong the protection and combo with syshardener.

 

[Venustus]

Was "hardened mode" moderate or aggressive...?

 

[stefanos]

Was "hardened mode" moderate or aggressive...?

moderate . If you want aggressive mode you must use the old settings

 

[Venustus]

moderate . If you want aggressive mode you must use the old settings

Moderate being the stronger of the two?

 

[stefanos]

 

[stefanos]

Moderate being the stronger of the two?

no . aggressive is stronger

 

[Andy Ful]

The test methodology disabled Avast CyberCapture feature, even if it was enabled in Avast. CyberCapture can work against the files downloaded from the Internet. If the file is suspicious then it is uploaded to Avast Cloud and the execution is blocked until the file analysis is finished.
The guy used 7-ZIP to unpack the malware so it lost MOTW, and was not recognized as downloaded from the Internet.
So, this video test cannot be treated as Hardened mode bypass. But, it shows that Avast protection can be weaker for files without MOTW.

 

[stefanos]

The test methodology disabled Avast CyberCapture feature, even if it was enabled in Avast. CyberCapture can work against the files downloaded from the Internet. If the file is suspicious then it is uploaded to Avast Cloud and the execution is blocked until the file analysis is finished.
The guy used 7-ZIP to unpack the malware so it lost MOTW, and was not recognized as downloaded from the Internet.
So, this video test cannot be treated as Hardened mode bypass. But, it shows that Avast protection can be weaker for files without MOTW.

Thank you my friend. You justify me in what I say in another thread

 

[notabot]

Avast internet security is one of the best security suites. But it is also very expensive with the problems of privacy. And with default settings it's weak. With these settings Q&A - Avast Premier 2018 v18.5.2342 - How to Configure for Max Protection and Efficiency is very strong the protection and combo with syshardener.

What privacy problems do you refer to ? ( never used Avast )

 

[stefanos]

What privacy problems do you refer to ? ( never used Avast )

I can not explain you because of bad English. Sorry. Someone with good English could do it. But i am not care for privacy comments. I've been using it for many years.

 

[Venustus]

What privacy problems do you refer to

Telemetry to avast servers.

 

[notabot]

Telemetry to avast servers.

I don’t understand, don’t most AVs send telemetry?

Even if not, what is the issue specific to Avast,almost all software sends telemetry these days . I don’t like the practice at all but it’s not an issue specific to AVs

 

[Brie]

I don’t understand, don’t most AVs send telemetry?

Even if not, what is the issue specific to Avast,almost all software sends telemetry these days . I don’t like the practice at all but it’s not an issue specific to AVs

avast sends a lot of telemetry. far more than other AV.

 

[RoxasDev]

The test methodology disabled Avast CyberCapture feature, even if it was enabled in Avast. CyberCapture can work against the files downloaded from the Internet. If the file is suspicious then it is uploaded to Avast Cloud and the execution is blocked until the file analysis is finished.
The guy used 7-ZIP to unpack the malware so it lost MOTW, and was not recognized as downloaded from the Internet.
So, this video test cannot be treated as Hardened mode bypass. But, it shows that Avast protection can be weaker for files without MOTW.

The download of the sample by internet will be done in the next videos precisely to see if there is a real change I had already thought about that

 

[Andy Ful]

The download of the sample by internet will be done in the next videos precisely to see if there is a real change I had already thought about that

If I correctly recall, Avast Hardened mode worked only for EXE files, but this was a year or two ago. By the way, if you like malware testing, then maybe you could try to participate in Malware Hub tests?

 

[virusesmaximum]

Avast internet security is one of the best security suites. But it is also very expensive with the problems of privacy. And with default settings it's weak. With these settings Q&A - Avast Premier 2018 v18.5.2342 - How to Configure for Max Protection and Efficiency is very strong the protection and combo with syshardener.

Other security suites are better than Avast and no have bloatware

 

[stefanos]

other securitys suits are better than Avast and no have Broadware

You have proof of this you say?

 

[iron2]

Can you test Kaspersky trusted applications mode?