GesWall Questions

[Ed_H]

I am going to give GesWall a try later today and wondered if GW is enough security or do I need to be using something else with it? Also, I recall some issue of GW not working properly with UAC on Vista. Anyone know if this has been fixed? Thanks.

[jmonge]

it is more than enough and just to tell you i put it on friends pc after clean up malware in theier pcs and they never call me back again i wonder way

[Ed_H]

Originally Posted by jmonge

it is more than enough and just to tell you i put it on friends pc after clean up malware in theier pcs and they never call me back again i wonder way

Thanks jmonge. It has been quite a while since I tried GW. Is it pretty much good to go when installed or do I need to configure it?

[jmonge]

when i tested i tested alone cause if i add other stuff it gave problems so i left it alone and by default it is very strong and same as eagle i try to infect my system but i couldnt cause GesWall is onboard

[kjdemuth]

GesWall is great. Default with me has been working well. I love its simplicity. I can't wait for 3.0 to come out.

[1000db]

GW works very well and has been a reliable security program for me. If you're using the free version it does not auto terminate malicious programs but it still does a great job isolating them from your real system. I would real the help file thoroughly and use a good av with it (Avira, Avast, MSE i have used with GW).

[jmonge]

i see you have the appguard avatar are you using it?

[blacknight]

I confirm, GesWall is a very powerful and trusty program. A very useful element in a multi layer defense system.

[acuariano]

ha a question..how do you take updates for windows using geswall?
--also in anithe post i was told that geswall can not properly isolate cd/dvd,nor usb.

[Ed_H]

Ok...GW installed and my laptop is so fast with Just GW running!!!

Now I see what the problem is with Vista and UAC...you can't right click on a file and change its status from untrusted to trusted without disabling UAC. Or am I missing something?

Why is GW so much faster than other security software?

[Page42]

Originally Posted by acuariano

ha a question..how do you take updates for windows using geswall?

You can't use your browser since that is isolated. You could open a browser window that is not isolated, or you could disable GeSWall Policy, or you could leave those intact and do what I do... which is use the Help and Support Center. The Help and Support Center is not isolated. In XP, it's Start/Help/Pick a Task/Windows Update. That is how I manually load all Windows Updates.

[Blackcat]

Originally Posted by Ed_H

Ok...GW installed and my laptop is so fast with Just GW running!!!

Now I see what the problem is with Vista and UAC...you can't right click on a file and change its status from untrusted to trusted without disabling UAC. Or am I missing something?

Why is GW so much faster than other security software?

Geswall is fully functional with XP; unless you disable UAC, this is not the case with Vista/Windows 7.

GW is light but if you leave your machine on 24/7 I generally experience a general slowdown; a reboot solves this problem.

[1000db]

Originally Posted by jmonge

i see you have the appguard avatar are you using it?

I sure am. I like light and effective.

[jmonge]

yes and if you add the cmd.exe to be protected and the msi it will be super good like defensewall like,let's say mini defensewall

[1000db]

Originally Posted by Ed_H

Why is GW so much faster than other security software?

Because they use Windows internals (mostly) as opposed to third party.

[TheKid7]

How is the compatibility of GesWall with other Security software on the same PC? Examples that come to mind:

Sandboxie
Returnil
DefenseWall
ShadowDefender

Thanks in Advance.

[Boost]

Originally Posted by TheKid7

How is the compatibility of GesWall with other Security software on the same PC? Examples that come to mind:

Sandboxie
Returnil
DefenseWall
ShadowDefender

Thanks in Advance.

I used Geswall with ShadowDefender,worked awsome.It should work fine with Returnil.

Do not use it with Sandboxie! Same thing with defensewall,non compatable.

[1000db]

Originally Posted by TheKid7

How is the compatibility of GesWall with other Security software on the same PC? Examples that come to mind:

Sandboxie
Returnil
DefenseWall
ShadowDefender

Thanks in Advance.

Honestly, there's no point in using GW with SB or DW as they completely overlap protection with no benefit. I've never tried it with ShadowDefender or returnil but they should work fine.

[1000db]

Originally Posted by jmonge

yes and if you add the cmd.exe to be protected and the msi it will be super good like defensewall like,let's say mini defensewall

Don't forget to guard rundll32.exe also.

[jmonge]

Duh

[Page42]

Originally Posted by 1000db

Don't forget to guard rundll32.exe also.

By default GeSWall runs that as Never isolate. Would you tell me more about running it isolated? Does it cause any operation problems? Does it give good extra protection?

[jmonge]

page buddy he was talking about appguard

[Page42]

Thanks for clarifying that, jmonge. I thought we were discussing GeSWall.

[jmonge]

man i know it was hijack a litle for that reason i apologies

[1000db]

Originally Posted by Page42

By default GeSWall runs that as Never isolate. Would you tell me more about running it isolated? Does it cause any operation problems? Does it give good extra protection?

Sorry, I was talking about AppGuard. I imagine it would cause issues isolating rundll32.exe with GW as it is necessary for other legitimate functions. I think rundll32 would be safe from malware on a system running GW since isolated files/processes are restricted from the system directories where this file resides.