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Duotone

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4/10/2016

Minimum Set-up(Test for a Month+)
Update:
UAC=Max

Re-installed:
Tinywall

Disabled:
Zemana Anti-Malware (start-up)
Shield USB Shield (start-up)
Uninstall Privatefirewall
 
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Duotone

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@Overkill Hahaha!!!
Yes (In the last 3 months)
Sorry about this one don't know when I made this mistake, I actually haven't had any for the last 3 months. The last attack I got was in the wild I think was last year or early this year about an IE exploit, basically HMP.A/SBIE stopped that one and my PC haven't been infected since I got SBIE/AG combo 3 years ago.

Really contented with SBIE, HMP.A, AG combo I just won a VS license so I included it in my set-up.
 
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Duotone

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Uninstalled: HitmanPro ALert

Installed: SMADAV (Usb)
AX64 now on Hourly backup
 
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motox781

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Serious question, isn't appguard and voodooshield considered white listing apps? If so, why run both?
 

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Serious question, isn't appguard and voodooshield considered white listing apps? If so, why run both?
You may use AppGuard as a default-deny solution, while VS would be as a pre-execution check if you want to run a file.
 
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You may use AppGuard as a default-deny solution, while VS would be as a pre-execution check if you want to run a file.

Thanks. When you say pre execution, I use Virus Total Uploader to check my files. Doesn't install or load any files into memory on a permanent basis, simple uploads files and checks them against other AVs. How is Voodooshield different in pre execution from Virus Total Uploader?
 

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Thanks. When you say pre execution, I use Virus Total Uploader to check my files. Doesn't install or load any files into memory on a permanent basis, simple uploads files and checks them against other AVs. How is Voodooshield different in pre execution from Virus Total Uploader?
VS in Auto-Pilot will use the data in VT and VAi. :)

But if you use VT Uploader, then depending on your needs/wants, VS may be unnecessary. :)
 
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Serious question, isn't appguard and voodooshield considered white listing apps? If so, why run both?

@XhenEd Thanks you've already explained it... and I won a VS license its a waste not to use it.

VS was set to AUTOPILOT before but now I've set it to ALWAYS ON for added control specially now I've removed HMP.A.

Back to AUTOPILOT
 
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