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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 178" data-source="post: 575882"><p>yes maybe a bit <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite115" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> , had a bad sleep last night, we are still friend don't worry; maybe it is why i went harder on you than if you were a simple bystander. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite110" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I highlighted the most interesting point of your sentence, "consider" is the keyword ; with an anti-exe (AG especially) there is nothing to consider, either the user let it blocked or he takes a risk by lowering AG's protection level.</p><p>An Anti-exe in my point of view, is not made for dynamic systems (aka user trying dozen of softwares, etc...) , you set a machine in one way and keep it like this ; if you really need to change something, so you have to cross-check the wannabe installed/launched program's legitimacy beforehand. You have many way to do that (hash comparison, reputation, etc...).</p><p></p><p>I don't know for other people but for me , there is no way i install a new program without first be sure it is clean even if it took me days to verify it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I know what you meant , i just heavily pinpointed a misunderstanding you did.</p><p></p><p>I agree , virtualization/isolation let you play with the program first and let you see the result. it is also why i use them too.</p><p></p><p>However as you surely know it well, some modern malwares recognize sandboxes/virtualization environments and stop behaving maliciously so they gives a false sense of security to the classic user, which may run it un-isolated believing it is clean; or if the malicious program stop working in the sandbox, the user will think "the sandbox broke my apps, i should try it in real system instead"</p><p>In both case above, unless the user has the tools and skills to observe the whole run sequence and pinpoint that the malware just shut it down itself, he will believe the apps is clean.</p><p></p><p>About AG, it was never really intended for basic home users, it is a corporate-grade application used by admins and some security enthousiasts. A good knowledge of the system is required.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 178, post: 575882"] yes maybe a bit :p , had a bad sleep last night, we are still friend don't worry; maybe it is why i went harder on you than if you were a simple bystander. ;) I highlighted the most interesting point of your sentence, "consider" is the keyword ; with an anti-exe (AG especially) there is nothing to consider, either the user let it blocked or he takes a risk by lowering AG's protection level. An Anti-exe in my point of view, is not made for dynamic systems (aka user trying dozen of softwares, etc...) , you set a machine in one way and keep it like this ; if you really need to change something, so you have to cross-check the wannabe installed/launched program's legitimacy beforehand. You have many way to do that (hash comparison, reputation, etc...). I don't know for other people but for me , there is no way i install a new program without first be sure it is clean even if it took me days to verify it. I know what you meant , i just heavily pinpointed a misunderstanding you did. I agree , virtualization/isolation let you play with the program first and let you see the result. it is also why i use them too. However as you surely know it well, some modern malwares recognize sandboxes/virtualization environments and stop behaving maliciously so they gives a false sense of security to the classic user, which may run it un-isolated believing it is clean; or if the malicious program stop working in the sandbox, the user will think "the sandbox broke my apps, i should try it in real system instead" In both case above, unless the user has the tools and skills to observe the whole run sequence and pinpoint that the malware just shut it down itself, he will believe the apps is clean. About AG, it was never really intended for basic home users, it is a corporate-grade application used by admins and some security enthousiasts. A good knowledge of the system is required. [/QUOTE]
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