Andy Ful
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Thanks. I wish they would be so easy.
Uh, I believe Hard_Configurator is ESPECIALLY for "typical" users like me, if only they were lucky enough to come across it like I was. Probably moreso than for advanced users. A straightforward, unadorned, easy-to-read user interface devoid of jargon and techno-babble, something Microsoft hasn't been able to accomplish in the past three decades. One doesn't have to be Einstein in order to strengthen Defender's OOBE, to click a few boxes and know in general that protection is now strengthened and without sacrificing machine performance. Don't even have to hunt and search for obscure ways to harden Defender (that is, if you happen to already know these techniques are, in fact, out there and available to anyone).
I asked the developer one time about monetizing, using NVTOSArmor as a reference (which is a donationware). It's in this thread somewhere.
OK, you make good points here, polishpatriot.How about for "typical" users who have an actual interest in computer security, then. Not all of us are the "typical" type of user you appear to indicate, there's a range there. You don't have to know all the technical details about paints and pigments and canvases in order to enjoy a Matisse.
I understand the point you were making about monetizing it now, it needed a little clarification.
I love free. Doesn't everyone?
That is what I meant in my post (and many posts in other threads)....
PS - for typical user... forget it. Not easy. They are lost.
I did not decide, yet. H_C was not created to save people a few mouse-clicks per year. For now, I am engaged in other important features, so improving the convenience must wait.@Andy Ful
I posted my questions on Windows Defender Application Guard and WD Sandbox below
https://malwaretips.com/threads/syshardener-tweak-suggestions.90645/page-2
and you said they can be added to HC and they also can be enabled in Windows settings
So to confirm will you be adding the 2 items to HC? It'll be easier to just tick the features in HC instead of going into Windows settings to enable them
Thanks
This is true for average users who cannot get occasional help from an advanced user.a typical user will have no interest beyond powering the unit on and connecting to netflix and security is not a priority for them
that is always the kind of typical user that i'm talking about
so we're talking about usability for them, and something like VS or H_C just doesn't work for that class of user; everybody knows that default deny is for the initiated user and not the typical, casual user
for that class of user, antivirus that uses signatures is far better suited to them - and peoples' observations here have proven that point many times
the people that come to forums such as this and have even a passing interest in security represent less than 0.1% of all users
That is what I meant in my post (and many posts in other threads).
Both statements below can be true or false:i think he meant some of your fans are unaware of this fact
the ongoing argument is that default deny is easy for a novice to use
and the fact of the matter based upon decades of experience is that novices cannot handle anti-executable and srp
That is true for SRP but not for H_C. By advanced user, I do not mean a security geek. The knowledge of security geek is already built in the H_C. Advanced users has to know more about Windows OS than average users to use and apply the information gathered by H_C Logs and other H_C features.nobody except security geeks use them
as you have stated numerous times
Because it prevented them from installing poorly designed programs? Or because you spent time disinfecting?I found out that by applying H_C default-deny settings, I spend much less time to maintain the family/friends computers.
By forcing SmartScreen they do not install unsafe applications. If it is necessary I install the application which is blocked by SmartScreen or send by email the link to another one which is allowed (and usually better than the previous one). I do not have to perform full scans because I have the control (via H_C) over things that can happen in the computer. There are no problems introduced by 3rd party security applications and no broken Windows Updates. They were not infected while using WD + H_C (for a few years).Because it prevented them from installing poorly designed programs? Or because you spent time disinfecting?
but there are those who want to make generic statements of "easy to use" so they can promote programs like voodooshield and h_c
Share the wealth, man! LOLI and some others make such generic statements because they are true for people who read and learn, and not for complete novices. I also make bombastic statements when I hear such myself!
Of course, I am a promoter and have become fabulously wealthy by being one. I now have a substantial stake in VoodooShield and Malwarebytes!![]()