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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 750388" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>I found the thread mentioned by [USER=37647]@shmu26[/USER]:</p><p><a href="https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/av-comparatives-real-world-protection-test-february-june-2018.406045/page-3#post-2769512" target="_blank">AV-Comparatives: Real-World Protection Test February-June 2018</a></p><p>I like to read [USER=54856]@itman[/USER] threads because of interesting links to source articles. But it seems that he is not the expert in SRP. He is right that Hard_Configurator is dependent on SRP, but it is not true that there are many such third-party solutions. In fact, as far I know, except Hard_Configurator there is not any GUI application for Windows 7+, based on default-deny SRP. There is non-GUI Simple Software-Restriction Policy application which is worth to be mentioned. There are some applications based on default allow SRP (like Cryptoprevent).</p><p>Furthermore, Hard_Configurator is semi-portable. One can simply copy the Hard_Configurator folder from one computer to another (with the same processor architecture) at the location C:\Windows\Hard_Configurator, and it will be full-functional. The strict folder location is required to adopt forced SmartScreen, so Hard_Configurator cannot be fully portable.</p><p>Hard_Configurator and ConfigureDefender are available not only on GitHub, but also on Softpedia. They are also whitelisted by Microsoft, Symantec, Avast, and Emsisoft (I sent installers to analysis). They are also whitelisted by Avast reputation cloud which is activated via Aggressive Hardened Mode. So, they have gained some positive reputation.</p><p>The open question that bothers me from the 2016 year (when Hard_Configurator was created), is how long Microsoft will keep SRP available. In fact, SRP was not actively developed for a few last years. The last improvement I noticed was PowerShell Constrained Language Mode integrated with default-deny SRP settings. Microsoft can throw it out next year or after 5 years (or later) - that will depend on how SRP is popular in Enterprises and how many new protection features will be transferred from Windows Enterprise edition to Pro edition.</p><p></p><p>Post edited: Microsoft can abandon it ---> Microsoft can throw it out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 750388, member: 32260"] I found the thread mentioned by [USER=37647]@shmu26[/USER]: [URL='https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/av-comparatives-real-world-protection-test-february-june-2018.406045/page-3#post-2769512']AV-Comparatives: Real-World Protection Test February-June 2018[/URL] I like to read [USER=54856]@itman[/USER] threads because of interesting links to source articles. But it seems that he is not the expert in SRP. He is right that Hard_Configurator is dependent on SRP, but it is not true that there are many such third-party solutions. In fact, as far I know, except Hard_Configurator there is not any GUI application for Windows 7+, based on default-deny SRP. There is non-GUI Simple Software-Restriction Policy application which is worth to be mentioned. There are some applications based on default allow SRP (like Cryptoprevent). Furthermore, Hard_Configurator is semi-portable. One can simply copy the Hard_Configurator folder from one computer to another (with the same processor architecture) at the location C:\Windows\Hard_Configurator, and it will be full-functional. The strict folder location is required to adopt forced SmartScreen, so Hard_Configurator cannot be fully portable. Hard_Configurator and ConfigureDefender are available not only on GitHub, but also on Softpedia. They are also whitelisted by Microsoft, Symantec, Avast, and Emsisoft (I sent installers to analysis). They are also whitelisted by Avast reputation cloud which is activated via Aggressive Hardened Mode. So, they have gained some positive reputation. The open question that bothers me from the 2016 year (when Hard_Configurator was created), is how long Microsoft will keep SRP available. In fact, SRP was not actively developed for a few last years. The last improvement I noticed was PowerShell Constrained Language Mode integrated with default-deny SRP settings. Microsoft can throw it out next year or after 5 years (or later) - that will depend on how SRP is popular in Enterprises and how many new protection features will be transferred from Windows Enterprise edition to Pro edition. Post edited: Microsoft can abandon it ---> Microsoft can throw it out. [/QUOTE]
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