Advice Request Is Shadow Defender officially dead now?

[Kongo]

Some time ago I saw someone on MalwareTips saying that Shadow Defender got a new update. I think it was 1.5 as far as i remember. I still had 1.4 and decided to check the Website of the creator. It's been dead for days now and as he never really updated the software for a long period of time, my guess is that it's dead now. Does anybody of you have further details?

 

[SeriousHoax]

It received a new update just a few days ago. You probably checked the wrong website:

Shadow Defender - the easiest PC/laptop security and privacy protection tool

Shadow Defender is an easy-to-use PC/laptop security and privacy protection tool for Windows operating systems.

shadowdefender.com

 

[upnorth]

I'm not going to bash/rant the software, but since it's a security product it's a bit odd that https ain't implemented on the site. It's 2020 now and one can even get certificates for free.

 

[Kongo]

It received a new update just a few days ago. You probably checked the wrong website:

Shadow Defender - the easiest PC/laptop security and privacy protection tool

Shadow Defender is an easy-to-use PC/laptop security and privacy protection tool for Windows operating systems.

shadowdefender.com

I literally checked this site some hours ago and it was dead still. Now it's working. Strange...

 

[Kongo]

I'm not going to bash/rant the software, but since it's a security product it's a bit odd that https ain't implemented on the site. It's 2020 now and one can even get certificates for free.

He doesn't seem to care about the website much, as the site itself didn't change for years. It looks old and outdated.

 

[Lenny_Fox]

Anyone knows whether Shadow Defender gave problems after windows updates (low update frequency can also be a sign of good compatibility)?

 

[codswollip]

Anyone knows whether Shadow Defender gave problems after windows updates

Works fine on 20H2 here.

 

[dinosaur07]

Anyone knows whether Shadow Defender gave problems after windows updates (low update frequency can also be a sign of good compatibility)?

Exactly, a well written software doesn't need many updates.

 

[Lightning_Brian]

As @Telos pointed out 20H2 seems to be working well here too. The software is well written for sure!

~Brian

 

[Andy Ful]

I still use version 1.4.0.680 (from the year 2018) without issues on Windows 10 Pro 20H2 64-bit. The current version fixed a bug related to the Exclusion List on Windows 10, but I do not use this feature and commit files manually.

 

[Andy Ful]

I'm not going to bash/rant the software, but since it's a security product it's a bit odd that https ain't implemented on the site. It's 2020 now and one can even get certificates for free.

It seems that currently, the website can be found on:
No HTTPS: Shadow Defender - the easiest PC/laptop security and privacy protection tool
HTTPS: Shadow Defender - the easiest PC/laptop security and privacy protection tool

If one searches for it via Google, then the HTPPS website is visible.

 

[Kongo]

Doesn't Shadow Defender prevent you guys from enabling Core Isolation? I had to uninstall it to make it work.

 

[Andy Ful]

Unfortunately, if one uses the Facebook official page: Shadow Defender - About | Facebook, then will be redirected to the non-HTTPS website:

Account Suspended

 

[upnorth]

Unfortunately, if one uses the Facebook official page: Shadow Defender - About | Facebook, then will be redirected to the non-HTTPS website:

Poor and obviously very weak website management. That, is automatic reflecting itself also on the software brand no matter what one might think of the software itself, and it does not help the key factor, Trust!

 

[Andy Ful]

Yes, trust is important. It is strange that the quality of the website management is the opposite of the program itself. The quality and usefulness of the program are well known for many years, and no one noticed anything suspicious about it. In the meantime, we have some other trusted programs like IOBIT, CCleaner, and some trusted web browser extensions that made many people infected.
Anyway, caution is required, and using the HTTPS website is recommended.

People should also remember that ShadowDefender can only protect the disks against permanent writes. The changes are virtual and temporary (discarded after the computer reboot). Until reboot, the malware can be installed and the data, passwords, secrets can be sent to the attacker. The malware can still infect the disks not protected by shadow mode, USB drives temporarily connected to the computer, devices connected to the local network, and data located in the personal cloud storage.

 

[Lenny_Fox]

Doesn't Shadow Defender prevent you guys from enabling Core Isolation? I had to uninstall it to make it work.

More advanced security programs (e.g. SpyShelter and AppCheck) require to disable core isolation.

 

[Lightning_Brian]

Yes, trust is important. It is strange that the quality of the website management is the opposite of the program itself. The quality and usefulness of the program are well known for many years, and no one noticed anything suspicious about it. In the meantime, we have some other trusted programs like IOBIT, CCleaner, and some trusted web browser extensions that made many people infected.
Anyway, caution is required, and using the HTTPS website is recommended.

People should also remember that ShadowDefender can only protect the disks against permanent writes. The changes are virtual and temporary (discarded after the computer reboot). Until reboot, the malware can be installed and the data, passwords, secrets can be sent to the attacker. The malware can still infect the disks not protected by shadow mode, USB drives temporarily connected to the computer, devices connected to the local network, and data located in the personal cloud storage.

Always a good reminder there @Andy Ful ! I feel as though some folks do not remember and need to have this good reminder be repeated to them every once in a while.

I say that Shadow Defender is great for many different areas of the IT world, but one has to take in account everything that you just said - as it is not immune to everything.

~Brian

 

[Frib004]

I know it's an old topic, but how do you save games with virtualization software enabled? Like Steam games, for example.

 

[Kongo]

Most steam games save everything in the cloud, otherwise you have to add exclusions for local game files or simply turn of Shadowdefender for your current session.

 

[Frib004]

Most steam games save everything in the cloud, otherwise you have to add exclusions for local game files or simply turn of Shadowdefender for your current session.

Currently I'm using Toolwiz Time Freeze, because Shadow Defender causes slow boot on Windows 10.