Which default/deny solution wins, and why?

[shmu26]

please state why you made your choice. there is a bit of mystery surrounding some of these apps; let's put it on the table for all to see. Facts, not fables.

I deliberately left AppGuard off the list because it is in a class all by itself.

 

[Av Gurus]

SRP
Secure Windows - How do Software Restriction Policies work (part 1) ?

 

[Deleted Member 3a5v73x]

Voted for ReHIPS, but if i had to choose an anti-exe with default settings out of the box, i would say AppSamvid, its fairly new product and I start to think that it's so simple that my mom could even learn it, i want to believe its future and continous development.

 

[Deleted member 2913]

For me...Comodo Firewall...

Standard - Excellent Protection + Usability
Little Tweaking - Maximum Protection + Usability

 

[enaph]

My vote goes to VoodooShield - mainly for a good development and support, ease of use and price. I like it a lot.

 

[RoboMan]

As well, i'll have to agree my vote on VoodooShield. It is very efficient and definitly not user-dependant but to accept/block the detected connections.

 

[Duotone]

VoodooShield: ease of use, and good protection out of the box

 

[DJ Panda]

I love Avast Hardened mode. Gets the job done and hardly any notifications. (I am a boring person with my computer rarely any change. )

 

[Xsjx]

Zonealarm Aplication control gets my vote!

 

[Captain Awesome]

NVT ERP(Lockdown)+Windows Defender(PUA)+UAC(MAX) gets the job done for me.

 

[HarborFront]

Why nobody mention AppGuard?

 

[Solarlynx]

Why nobody mention AppGuard?

Yeah, it's worth it!

Though for protection I consider Comodo is the best.

 

[XhenEd]

Why nobody mention AppGuard?

Because the OP said so.

 

[HarborFront]

Somebody should come out a table to list out those mentioned software and their capabilities/weaknesses. Give them weightage points and rank them

 

[shmu26]

Somebody should come out a table to list out those mentioned software and their capabilities/weaknesses. Give them weightage points and rank them

@HarborFront, you read my mind. that is why I started this thread. Unfortunately, most users have not provided a lot of specific info about the nitty-gritty functioning of their favorite soft, so I haven't really achieved my goal. The inner workings of COMODO, for instance, remain shrouded in mystery.
So far, it is basically a popularity contest -- influenced by price, ease of use, and likability of the dev.

 

[ZypKode]

Voodooshield works for me.

 

[bunchuu]

comodo is my choice. I have been using voodooshield, rehips and NVT ERP but I'm still more comfortable with comodo

 

[Deleted member 178]

please state why you made your choice. there is a bit of mystery surrounding some of these apps; let's put it on the table for all to see. Facts, not fables.

I deliberately left AppGuard off the list because it is in a class all by itself.

Wise decision
AppGuard's class is Software Restriction Policy (for those who don't know).

now about the Poll , note than nobody can really tell about exploits because they are rarely seen, we can just theorize.

i tested several of them so for me the winners are :

1- ReHIPS
anti-exe: yes
anti-exploit: "yes" via isolation
dll protection: via isolation

2- Comodo
anti-exe: yes
anti-exploit: "yes" by HIPS or isolation
dll protection : yes by HIPS or isolation

Comodo is 2nd because its damn rules' bug and the use of kernel hooks.
i didn't tested KIS or Avast, ERP lack of dll & drivers protection. VS has no dll protection.

 

[Deleted member 178]

@HarborFront, you read my mind. that is why I started this thread. Unfortunately, most users have not provided a lot of specific info about the nitty-gritty functioning of their favorite soft, so I haven't really achieved my goal.

google it, or go to their respective forums , don't wait people do it or you...

The inner workings of COMODO, for instance, remain shrouded in mystery.

Comodo is an HIPS + isolation using kernel hooks , what inner other working knowledge you need?

 

[Deleted member 178]

Why nobody mention AppGuard?

because AG is better than all of them combined