Advanced Plus Security Gandalf_The_Grey's Security Config 2021

[toto_10]

@Sorrento I'm pretty sure it's because you got a newer version of Samsungs SSD drivers. I got the 960 EVO. When I bought it for a couple a years ago, I read somewhere on the internet, that the newer versions doesn't need RAPID. I think that function is only available for the 8** EVO series.

 

[toto_10]

@Gandalf_The_Grey do u get alerts that WD has blocked an unauthorized connection for Samsung Magician? And how do I disable these alerts/messages?

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

@Gandalf_The_Grey do u get alerts that WD has blocked an unauthorized connection for Samsung Magician? And how do I disable these alerts/messages?

The only alert I got is because of Controlled Folder Access:

ProviderName : Microsoft-Windows-Windows Defender
Id : 1127
Message : Gecontroleerde mappentoegang heeft C:\Program Files (x86)\Samsung\Samsung Magician\SamsungMagicianSVC.exe geblokkeerd voor het aanbrengen van wijzigingen in het geheugen.
Detectietijd: 2021-12-21T21:36:57.831Z
Gebruiker: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Pad: Unknown Volume
Procesnaam: C:\Program Files (x86)\Samsung\Samsung Magician\SamsungMagicianSVC.exe
Versie van beveiligingsinformatie: 1.355.633.0
Engineversie: 1.1.18800.4
Productversie: 4.18.2111.5

I had to allow C:\Program Files (x86)\Samsung\Samsung Magician\SamsungMagicianSVC.exe otherwise the Samsing Magician Software doesn't work.

 

[ItsReallyMe]

RAPID is working fine on my laptop with an 850 EVO M.2 SATA SSD on Windows 11.
No idea why it doesn't work for you @Sorrento ...
Do you have the latest version 7.0.1 ?
Perhaps an incompatibility with AMD Ryzen?

@ItsReallyMe Process Lasso ProBalance makes my old laptop running great again.
No more issues with freezes in Excel or icons not or very delayed showing in Explorer with Microsoft Defender Antivirus.
IMO it is a program not really needed on powerful hardware, but it sure helps on an Acer laptop from 2015.

For me, the combination of Samsung Magician Full Performance Mode and Process Lasso ProBalance works great

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do you exclude Antivirus from ProBalance?

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

do you exclude Antivirus from ProBalance?

No, generally speaking ProBalance doesn't touch any real time security software:

Where is my security software process(es)? I do not see them listed!
During our real-world research, we discovered that some anti-virus software has tamper detection mechanisms that are ‘triggered’ by simply ‘looking at’ their process. Yes, simply looking at them – something I’ve verified with their own engineers. We are working on some work-arounds so that these are listed again for v6, but the thing is that these processes should not be *touched* by the end user. This would not be a problem, BUT these software emit not one ‘tamper detection’ log event, but thousands and thousands — to the point of slowing down some PCs. Don’t ask me why they emit thousands of duplicate tamper detection events, you can ask them that . Anyway, to AVOID this, we do not even touch certain processes.

You may say, but my security software uses a lot of CPU resources, I need to tame it!

Indeed, it does use a lot of CPU and I/O resources, *BUT* it should NEVER be tamed. By design the real time scanners run at the highest available priority already – even if their priority class doesn’t show that, the thread priority is surely real-time or highest. Why? Because you WANT whatever the scanner has to do to be completed as quickly as possible. Other processes must WAIT for the ‘scan’ to complete. Thus, you never want to interfere with this process, NOR do you want to try ‘optimize’ it yourself, as you can seriously jeopardize the synergy of your PC.

Remember, Process Lasso was *never* meant to be a full-fledged task manager. It is an automation and optimization tool. Thus, we focus on THAT, and that alone.

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[Sorrento]

One final question: Are you all that's running RAPID M.2@ PCIe 4 ? And when I bought the Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB I seemed there were some differences between the 1TB and smaller drives of 980 Pro's? (M.2) I'll see what Samsung say - Thank you

 

[Dave Russo]

Have had process lasso on the shelf for 2 years apx., but seeing you having it has renewed my interest. Thanks