AppDefend v1.300 Alpha A3

Discussion in 'Ghost Security Suite (GSS)' started by Jason_R0, Nov 2, 2007.

  1. yankinNcrankin

    yankinNcrankin Registered Member

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    If its the System that prompts before you actually get to see desktop during boot then this System needs to have network access. This is the prompt you will get with AppDefend on initial install when you reboot. I have blocked this before as well if we are talking about the same prompt, and was able to surf the web, however I remeber choosing the remember action and when I fired up my box again I was unable to connect to the net, could be my Dell box.
     
  2. SystemJunkie

    SystemJunkie Resident Conspiracy Theorist

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    Yes that could be the reason. Beside GSS seems to use the more secure way of kernel hooking then Comodo. Appinit placement was always in critics, I often read about its weakness but they still use this way probably because it is the easiest method.
     
  3. smith2006

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  4. Jason_R0

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    No not yet, I've been slowly getting the XP64 build back up to date, but it's not ready yet. It needs to go on hold because I need to spend the day or two reversing Microsofts "anti GSS" code they added with one of their updates. Otherwise the only way you can use it is by removing that windows update.
     
  5. Jason_R0

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    Define "sometimes" a bit better if you can. Does it come back again?

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    By the way, RegDefend is empty all the time.

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    RegDefends viewer in the old GSS isn't compatible with the RegDefend V3 format. Read the last alpha threads about RD with the old GUI to find out more about that. The new GUI I'm working on to replace gss.exe has this issue corrected.
     
  6. smith2006

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    Yes, it comes back after a while.

    Sometimes you see them, sometimes you don't.

    Noted.
     
  7. Mark Klomp

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    Takes a little bit long before this final release is there.
     
  8. yankinNcrankin

    yankinNcrankin Registered Member

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    Really like this version the way it hooks into my kernell. The self protection of this program is nice on my box, I'm unable to run any ARK or RKs' now with out BSOD which to me is a good thing. Even low level utilities like Julie Lau's sector editor is unable to run with out BSOD. I remember trashing and losing my data when I messed with sector editor even while in full shadow mode, that low level stuff is scary . Here is the BSOD report if you guys curious: BAD_POOL_CALLER ***STOP: 0X000000C2 (0X00000007, 0X00000CD4, 0X00000000, 0X89471300).
     
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  9. Jason_R0

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    A fix will be out for this very soon. Whilst updating and testing the x64 driver I noticed that when a RegDefend group is created *IF* rules were previously loaded from disk it will bug check. At the moment if you make RegDefend never remember a rule after your second reboot it won't occur again.
     
  10. buffet

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    the dell box desktop. E510, the ibm thinkpad T61 are having BSOD cycle with GSS1.300x.
    now, the dell laptop, Inspiron 1720 is having the same now (a first fresh install, a reboot : OK; after a few reboot/shutdown : BSOD and not going to the windows login screen, cycles). Must remove it in safe mode. I turned off the HIPS functional of "online armor" before installed GSS.
    The problem BSOD is either having GSS installed before or after other security softwares. (Online Armor; Comodo firewall 2.4.xxx, comodo firewall 3.xxRC1).
    The lastest ZoneAlarm suite (not free version) got the same sort of BSOD at reboot.


    Inspiron 1720 laptop:
    • Intel core2duo T7500
    • Intel chipset 965GM
    • Video : nvidia 8400GS (discret card)
    • Broadcom 440X ethernet.
    • Running windowsXP and windows 2003.

    IBM thinkpad T61 laptop:
    • Intel c2d T7300
    • Intel chipset 965GM
    • Integrated video chipset : Intel X3000;
    • Intel Gbit ethernet
    • Intel 4950 wireless card. (centrino pro)
    • Running windowsXP & windows 2003.

    Dell desktop E510:
    • Intel dual core 820D
    • Intel chipset 945series.
    • Discret video card: Ati 12xx hypermemory card (previous), now nvidia 7300LE card.
    • Intel Pro 100VE 100mbit ethernet
    • Running windowsXP & windows 2003.
     
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  11. Jason_R0

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    I have released an x64 build which is almost identical to the 32bit build, minus the GUI (gss.exe) altogether. So it offers the same prompts and protections, but no way to change them once they are made.

    There are some things to note with the build however. So reread the first post if you are intestered in them.

    There will be a 32bit update tomorrow most likely also, fixing some problems I found in both.
     
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  12. Jason_R0

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    That is a problem with the network aspect. I have been testing some common software out and fixing the bugs, so the next release should contain some improvement to that. Have you tried the "no network" build?
     
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  13. buffet

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    All were failed for the same BSOD cycling for the following attempts, either with network or nonet component:
    • #1: A fresh winxp/windows2003 install and all device drivers installed, a fresh install of GSS1.300A3 with/without 'network component' were going to crash the box after I only set 'exe protection' to 'ask (or block)' or set 'driver install' to 'ask (or block)', and a reboot. It is a note, after installed, nothing change was made to GSS default rules and anything, it seemed no problem.
    • #2: Removed all security softs (around), installed 'online armor' (either free or trial full version), disable HIPS, then installed GSS1300A3, the BSOD stayed still after that. The same to 'Comodo Firewall 2.x/3.x' was in place of 'Online Armor'.
    • #3: I am using 'nvidia Geforce video chipset' from other source, not from DELL which is always with BSOD along with GSS > 1.100beta.

    Most ones purchased ProcessGuard are waiting for you final ground-breaking GSS for their windows box security protected. All GUI code is newly written groundup without security holes (Jason said so).

    Right now, I have to not to have GSS running on mine, and have Comodo fireewall 3.x instead until a stable GSS comes out. GSS1.100beta is not enough.

    ANother concern, are you having a way to implement conveniently handling windows updates without users intervention and securely still ? Seem no HIPS softwares do that now ?
     
  14. xtree

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    Hi,

    AD trayicon is closed when clicking at the close button.
    Wouldn't it be better if it simply were minimzied to the system tray like in the previous version?
    By the way, any news about a new version?

    Xtree
     
  15. MsFluffyMuffin

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    Hi Jason, as with xtree, I'm also interested in any news about a new version, could you pretty please throw some information our way, thanks :D

    Hugs,
    Fluffy
     
  16. jimg

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    How do you turn off regdefend? I only want appdefend. Regdefend requires me to manually click on ok 8 times during boot up.
     
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