- Nov 15, 2012
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Tom172 said:It's a component of an Anti-Virus product, or a standalone product (Eg. ThreatFire) which analyses what an application is doing on your system. If the application appears to be doing something which it shouldn't be, the behavior blocker will take action against the application.
Unknown said:Tom172 said:It's a component of an Anti-Virus product, or a standalone product (Eg. ThreatFire) which analyses what an application is doing on your system. If the application appears to be doing something which it shouldn't be, the behavior blocker will take action against the application.
Does all Product has Behavior Blocker
Tom172 said:Not every product. Usually it will say if it does or not on the products website.
ZOU would be the best person to ask questions about TF since to my knowledge he is the only user here who uses it, unless others use it but never said a word
ZOU1 said:ZOU would be the best person to ask questions about TF since to my knowledge he is the only user here who uses it, unless others use it but never said a word
Besides the fact that I am OBSESSED with it. LOL
Biozfear said:As Tom explained, behavior blocker is a component that constantly monitors file activities, preventing certain modifications or actions to the operating system or related files, such as registry entries. I know not all Behavior Blockers allow a complete control like HIPS but some do allow manual rules editing etc.
Products that have Behavior Blockers:
Emsisoft Anti-Malware (has Emsisoft Mamutu incorporated);
AVG Antivirus Free (Identity Protection)
avast! (Behaviour Shield)
Panda Cloud Antivirus
Norton Antivirus (via SONAR Behavioral Protection & Live 24x7 Threat Monitoring)
BitDefender (I am not 100% if it has some form of BB).
Stand alone Behavior Blockers:
Emsisoft Mamutu (shareware)
ThreatFire (for link you will need to ask ZOU1) (see comments below - no longer active*)
NovaShield Anti-Malware (32 bits architecture only like DefenseWall (HIPS) that is only for 32 bits arctitecture) (shareware)
AVG Identity Protection - was standalone before being incorporated within the AV product but not sure if it still has any download links available.
TeaTimer and the other component from the old Spybot Search and Destroy used Behavior Blocking technology to monitor Real Time changes and provide protection in terms or registry keys modification etc.
As for ThreatFire, although it is known as a Behavior Blocker, from what I gathered when I tested and used, it was still host based and allow rules control (much like Mamutu) so technically speaking ThreatFire can be considered a Host Intrusion Prevention System up to a certain degree.
Biozfear said:Thought Winpatrol was more towards some form of HIPS as opposed to a BB.
Did not know about SSG. Worth checking it out.
Anyone know if it works on x64 or is it like DW/Novashield limitation to x84?
Littlebits said:According to Softpedia it supports 64-bit. I'm not sure if it has full support. I only briefly tried it.
WinPatrol fits into many categories. Since they added cloud-technology that checks system changes, it also can be considered as a BB. When I get a notice from Avast's Behavioral Shield or Auto-sandbox , I also get notifications from WinPatrol for the same thing.
ZoneAlarm Free also has a behavior blocker on its DefenseNet under Application Control.
Thanks.
KelvinW4 said:Mamutu Free version? Since when?
As for ZA Free, wasn't aware that had a behavior blocker. To be honest, I have not touched ZA for years. Probably will revisit that software. Does it usually conflict with games? Not sure if you are a gamer, but any feedback is appreciated.
Biozfear said:As Tom explained, behavior blocker is a component that constantly monitors file activities, preventing certain modifications or actions to the operating system or related files, such as registry entries. I know not all Behavior Blockers allow a complete control like HIPS but some do allow manual rules editing etc.
Products that have Behavior Blockers:
Emsisoft Anti-Malware (has Emsisoft Mamutu incorporated);
AVG Antivirus Free (Identity Protection)
avast! (Behaviour Shield)
Panda Cloud Antivirus
Norton Antivirus (via SONAR Behavioral Protection & Live 24x7 Threat Monitoring)
BitDefender (I am not 100% if it has some form of BB).
Stand alone Behavior Blockers:
Emsisoft Mamutu (shareware)
ThreatFire (for link you will need to ask ZOU1) (see comments below - no longer active*)
NovaShield Anti-Malware (32 bits architecture only like DefenseWall (HIPS) that is only for 32 bits arctitecture) (shareware)
AVG Identity Protection - was standalone before being incorporated within the AV product but not sure if it still has any download links available.
TeaTimer and the other component from the old Spybot Search and Destroy used Behavior Blocking technology to monitor Real Time changes and provide protection in terms or registry keys modification etc.
As for ThreatFire, although it is known as a Behavior Blocker, from what I gathered when I tested and used, it was still host based and allow rules control (much like Mamutu) so technically speaking ThreatFire can be considered a Host Intrusion Prevention System up to a certain degree.