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Video Reviews - Security and Privacy
Windows Defender Firewall Critique Part 2
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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 1102181" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>Testing malware without the delivery part has some pros and cons. If one wants to show a weak point of the tested security layer (like [USER=7463]@cruelsister[/USER]), skipping malware delivery makes the test simpler and easier to understand. I did a similar thing in my tests on dismantling AVs. </p><p>The cons follow from the fact that it is hard to conclude the real-world danger because other security layers can partially cover the exposed weak points. For example, the particular malware made by [USER=7463]@cruelsister[/USER] would be blocked on download by SmartScreen in Edge, or on execution by Windows SmartScreen - if the file was downloaded directly from a malicious URL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 1102181, member: 32260"] Testing malware without the delivery part has some pros and cons. If one wants to show a weak point of the tested security layer (like [USER=7463]@cruelsister[/USER]), skipping malware delivery makes the test simpler and easier to understand. I did a similar thing in my tests on dismantling AVs. The cons follow from the fact that it is hard to conclude the real-world danger because other security layers can partially cover the exposed weak points. For example, the particular malware made by [USER=7463]@cruelsister[/USER] would be blocked on download by SmartScreen in Edge, or on execution by Windows SmartScreen - if the file was downloaded directly from a malicious URL. [/QUOTE]
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