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<blockquote data-quote="cruelsister" data-source="post: 939523" data-attributes="member: 7463"><p>Hi Guys! I've been taking Data Defender for a dance and just wanted to share a few things about it. But before beginning, it is important to note that as this is a first beta the strong points will remain strong and any failings will I'm sure be rectified. That being said this post will have no real value for any future builds of Data defender (except for the strong points, of course). Second (as a full disclosure), I personally can find no need for on in my current setup. CF fills my security needs, and as WD doesn't annoy and is useful (unlike WF and UAC) I also keep that enabled.</p><p></p><p>Now to Data Defender- my test was done on a Win8.1 system (I have a better malware mini zoo on that system, and it is dumber by default than W10) with WD disabled and data Defender installed. Installation was rather swift, and I requested the backup to be saved locally on a dummy directory (C;\1). I verified that the backup was done and correct. Please note that DD will only protect those things that it protects by default , so one must be cognizant that ransomware could possibly screw with files elsewhere not under the protection of DD (which was indeed the case).</p><p></p><p>On the whole, Data Defender worked as advertised. The good points:</p><p></p><p>1). Some ransomware, like MyLittlePony and CryptoFortess (and a number of others) were prevented from activating which demonstrated that DD has some intrinsic anti-ransomware properties. Some, like Xdata, only partially worked and the few files encrypted were able to be restored. Most however although while encrypting data, the user was able to utilize the auto-restore function to get the files back (and simultaneously have the trashed files deleted). Examples here would be Vaggen, Shade, and Ishtar.</p><p></p><p>2). For the sub-optimal. Wasted Locker got through and encrypted files including those protected. A CryptoMix variant encrypted files and deleted those protected, and a Mespinoza thingy encrypted files and DD was unable to open to attempt restore functionality. I have left samples of the latter two on my profile (apparently I don't have rights to play in the Malware section here).</p><p></p><p>3). Finally, for those that do not already have this tweak in place, I strongly suggest adding "take Ownership" right click context entry to your registry:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3841-add-take-ownership-context-menu-windows-10-a.html" target="_blank">Add Take Ownership to Context Menu in Windows 10</a></p><p></p><p>This will aid in manually restoring files protected by Data Defender.</p><p></p><p>To sum up. Data defender at this point kinda-sorta works for its intended purpose with I am sure elegant coding to come.</p><p></p><p>Thanks Dan for the opportunity to check it out.</p><p></p><p>(addendum- I did not try the Cloud backup as I would never ever trust personal files to the Cloud)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cruelsister, post: 939523, member: 7463"] Hi Guys! I've been taking Data Defender for a dance and just wanted to share a few things about it. But before beginning, it is important to note that as this is a first beta the strong points will remain strong and any failings will I'm sure be rectified. That being said this post will have no real value for any future builds of Data defender (except for the strong points, of course). Second (as a full disclosure), I personally can find no need for on in my current setup. CF fills my security needs, and as WD doesn't annoy and is useful (unlike WF and UAC) I also keep that enabled. Now to Data Defender- my test was done on a Win8.1 system (I have a better malware mini zoo on that system, and it is dumber by default than W10) with WD disabled and data Defender installed. Installation was rather swift, and I requested the backup to be saved locally on a dummy directory (C;\1). I verified that the backup was done and correct. Please note that DD will only protect those things that it protects by default , so one must be cognizant that ransomware could possibly screw with files elsewhere not under the protection of DD (which was indeed the case). On the whole, Data Defender worked as advertised. The good points: 1). Some ransomware, like MyLittlePony and CryptoFortess (and a number of others) were prevented from activating which demonstrated that DD has some intrinsic anti-ransomware properties. Some, like Xdata, only partially worked and the few files encrypted were able to be restored. Most however although while encrypting data, the user was able to utilize the auto-restore function to get the files back (and simultaneously have the trashed files deleted). Examples here would be Vaggen, Shade, and Ishtar. 2). For the sub-optimal. Wasted Locker got through and encrypted files including those protected. A CryptoMix variant encrypted files and deleted those protected, and a Mespinoza thingy encrypted files and DD was unable to open to attempt restore functionality. I have left samples of the latter two on my profile (apparently I don't have rights to play in the Malware section here). 3). Finally, for those that do not already have this tweak in place, I strongly suggest adding "take Ownership" right click context entry to your registry: [URL='https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3841-add-take-ownership-context-menu-windows-10-a.html']Add Take Ownership to Context Menu in Windows 10[/URL] This will aid in manually restoring files protected by Data Defender. To sum up. Data defender at this point kinda-sorta works for its intended purpose with I am sure elegant coding to come. Thanks Dan for the opportunity to check it out. (addendum- I did not try the Cloud backup as I would never ever trust personal files to the Cloud) [/QUOTE]
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