For additional security/privacy: "MajorPrivacy" (upgraded from "PrivateWin10")

[Trident]

@Trident It just came to me that this project sounds a bit like Black Fog.
BlackFog Anti Data Exfiltration and Ransomware Prevention

Yeah, it falls into the anti-ransomware/ data loss prevention/ HIPS-like group. You can even say it is similar to Kaspersky Application Control or other HIPS solutions. The concept is definitely not new, it aims at giving admins control over what the system is doing.

 

[Digmor Crusher]

There are two versions of Sandboxie. If you want a not-overly-complicated version don't use Sandboxie plus.

Thats part of the problem, there should only be 1 version.

 

[n8chavez]

Why? Clearly there are people that prefer a simple version, such as yourself, and the more feature-rich version, like me. Why should there only be one? The more choices the better, as long as the developers can maintain both.

 

[Digmor Crusher]

Why? Clearly there are people that prefer a simple version, such as yourself, and the more feature-rich version, like me. Why should there only be one? The more choices the better, as long as the developers can maintain both.

Sure, as long as he doesn't mind the extra work in maintaining 2 versions.

 

[silversurfer]

Major Privacy v0.97.2 BETA

This release of MajorPrivacy introduces several powerful new features and important improvements. A DNS filter server has been added, enabling more granular control over DNS traffic. Users can now define Windows Firewall rule templates with wildcard-enabled paths, significantly streamlining rule creation. The ingress view includes a new operation filter, and program items in the UI now display memory usage for log and trace data, with a total memory usage indicator for services. We've also introduced trace presets per process and added an option to enable debugging of processes running in enclaves. For easier navigation, a new "expand/collapse all" button has been added to the program tree.

Path rule handling has been reworked with a more flexible mechanism supporting DOS-style patterns, with plans for a future rule import system. The firewall popup now ignores incoming connection attempts to avoid unnecessary prompts. Internally, the project structure, framework, and variant implementation have been refactored and cleaned up, resulting in a more stable and maintainable codebase. Log and trace data are now managed using dedicated memory pools per program, improving performance and reliability.

This version also resolves a deadlock issue during program list cleanup and a crash that could occur when stopping the service while the UI remained open.

Release Major Privacy v0.97.2 BETA · xanasoft/MajorPrivacy

This release of MajorPrivacy introduces several powerful new features and important improvements. A DNS filter server has been added, enabling more granular control over DNS traffic. Users can now ...

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[silversurfer]

Major Privacy v0.98.0 BETA​

This update marks a major step forward in functionality, security, and usability for MajorPrivacy. With version 0.98.0, we're introducing an installer to simplify setup and deployment. Core security enhancements include token integrity level elevation for enclave processes, significantly improving User Interface Privilege Isolation (UIPI), and new driver unload protection to guard against tampering. Secure desktop prompting has been implemented, requiring explicit user approval before Core components can be shut down, reinforcing trusted control over critical operations.

The AccessTree now includes a convenient "Copy Path" feature, and the tweak management interface has been upgraded with the ability to approve or restore tweaks directly within the view. A range of new privacy and security tweaks are now available, including resource access restrictions, execution control, and finely tuned firewall rule adjustments.

In terms of usability improvements, the tweaks view has been refined, and tweak status is now persistently saved to disk, ensuring settings survive reboots or restarts. We’ve also resolved a critical stability issue that could cause a BSOD when the agent crashed during process startup inside an enclave.

This release lays important groundwork for the upcoming 1.0 milestone by tightening system integrity and enhancing user control without compromising performance or clarity.

07.05.2025: Re-uploaded installer with fixed uninstall routine.

Release Major Privacy v0.98.0 BETA · xanasoft/MajorPrivacy

This update marks a major step forward in functionality, security, and usability for MajorPrivacy. With version 0.98.0, we're introducing an installer to simplify setup and deployment. Core securit...

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