Software Review ShadowDefender (Demonstration and Reviews)

[Digmor Crusher]

Andy, would any of these Windows security features mentioned in point 4 be included in Configure Defender or SWH? Thanks.

 

[Mjolnir]

Would it not be safer to simply use Edge with Application Guard enabled?

 

[Chuck57]

Shadow Defender is great, but be aware. You can download a file/program/etc in Shadow Defender, move it to an external drive, and if you disconnect the external the program stays and can be opened/installed after reboot. In other words, the thing you download remains on the external. If it's infected, and you install or open, you're infected if not in SD.

 

[Andy Ful]

Andy, would any of these Windows security features mentioned in point 4 be included in Configure Defender or SWH? Thanks.

No, so far. These features (like Memory Integrity) are incompatible with many drivers.

 

[Andy Ful]

Would it not be safer to simply use Edge with Application Guard enabled?

You cannot run all applications in Edge.

 

[Andy Ful]

Shadow Defender is great, but be aware. You can download a file/program/etc in Shadow Defender, move it to an external drive, and if you disconnect the external the program stays and can be opened/installed after reboot.

Not if this external drive is in the Shadow Mode. But, one has to remember that any drive (not only an external drive) that is not in Shadow Mode, can be infected/encrypted by the malware.

 

[Chuck57]

Not if this external drive is in the Shadow Mode. But, one has to remember that any drive (not only an external drive) that is not in Shadow Mode, can be infected/encrypted by the malware.

That makes a difference. I was in shadow mode and downloaded a program, then plugged in the external without thinking to save the file. After booting out of shadow mode, I was surprised to find the file still there.

 

[Andy Ful]

That makes a difference. I was in shadow mode and downloaded a program, then plugged in the external without thinking to save the file. After booting out of shadow mode, I was surprised to find the file still there.

That is right. After plugging the new drive, one has to put it manually (like any previous drive) to the Shadow Mode.