How Effective is Mamutu

Even set to paranoid (which is how I use Mamutu) the number of alerts seems minimal, especially when compared to a HIPS.

 

Mamutu is like a BB/HIPS with cloud abilities. That's why it's similar to a HIPS but the pop-ups are reduced by the cloud of Emsisoft.

 

its very nice to know how mamutu works

 

I think that currently Mamutu is the best software to detect unusual behavior, I'm using it now and works as a feather, and is beautifully quiet and powerful. For me one of the best software to help my Sandboxie.

 

Don't forget that this is a firewall test, so you should be running at least Windows Firewall on Vista/Win7 with default deny enabled.

 

No it's a HIPS test, Windows Firewall will score horribly on it. If you have Default Deny SRP, it shouldn't even run.

 

I found in article on brighthub.com

"Mamutu is packed with useful features that ThreatFire doesn't offer:

Captcha protection when the program is manually shutdown.
Intelligent alert reduction - Enabling this feature means Mamutu reduces alerts on legitimate system files, which is not recommended to ensure malware has the ability to inject and will not pass undetected.
Option to disable notification for product news, updates, and restart alerts, etc.
Set-up non-administrator user accounts and permissions to manage Mamutu.
Modify behavior-blocker components.
Option to manually add files to be quarantined. Note that ThreatFire also has a quarantine option but no option to manually add files for quarantine.
Option to reset to 0 the number of detected behavior patterns.
(...)
ThreatFire, on the other hand, offers the following features that Mamutu doesn't provide:ThreatFire Settings

Rootkit scanner.
Rootkit scan scheduler.
Advanced rules to protect host files, launch control, screensavers, etc."
http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/108232.aspx

I remember that TF also has the option to detect applications that try to connect to the network and listen to the ports, can protect the user's own folders and protect registry. In this case...which one is more effective?

 

http://www.kernelmode.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=586

This guy tested TF and claims that it isn't anything else than just a placebo.

So I would definitively stick with Mamutu.

 

Look at this (#9 and next)
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=1863015#post1863015

 

I meant Default Deny on the firewall. I score 200 with the firewall off and 220 with the firewall on, although I was expecting the firewall would play a greater role since it is a "leak" test.

 

Though I like that app,a couple of BSODs ( ) during several past days made me uninstall BufferZone Pro free (BZ was on my system before I got Mamutu as giveaway).Checked everything (and found nothing was wrong with system),decided to install BZ again,and...there it was (on 1st click) : BZ found an incompatible software on my computer (Mamutu).
Bye-bye BZ,hallo Sandboxie free.Are those 2 compatible (Mamutu & Sandboxie) is yet to see (so far,so good).

 

hmmm, Mamutu...
i've never tried it.

is that something like a HIPS where you play Whack-A-Mole with the Allow/Deny buttons until you computer becomes either infected or unresponsive?
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Mamutu is a BB not a HIPS = Less pop ups.
But protection is more granular (I mean BB is more picky, Classical HIPS just alerts you of everything so you take care of everything.)
That's why i love Classical HIPS

BRING ON THE POP UPS!

 

LOLOL!

 

Hats off to Mamutu for treating (most of) Microsoft´s equally untrusted as other apps.In short - yes,there is some... (...couple of thousands...) pop ups here too !

 

Thanks for the lesson. ;-)
Didn't know that.

There must be sth wrong with your installation then. I didn't get a single popup since installation, I use sandboxie and and other programs, installed into the sandbox and outside, have some games that I use and Chrome as browser.
Everything is recognized correctly.

Today I installed Ccleaner and got 1 popup. So maybe you should try to reinstall.

 

Just exxagerating for fun,nothing to serious,especially after BZ removal.Seems it´s getting along well with Sandboxie.

 

24 hours later,not a single BSOD after changing from BufferZone to Sandboxie (plus,my system is way faster and more responsive).So,Mamutu is incompatible with BZ.

 

did you tried installing mamutu fist and then BZ?

 

*Blatant Thread Hijack*
Hey really quick....Is mamutu fairly light on resources? I have one of those free licenses and was thinking of adding it to the mix. Yes I know I already have a HIPS in D+ but I thought that if its not too heavy who cares.

 

it is very light my friend

 

I am thinking about adding Mamutu to my OA++. What do you think is it worth of effort, or it is just an overlapping of security layers?

 

As I mentioned earlier,BZ was on my system before I got Mamutu.


@pablozi,I´m still new to Mamutu,so can´t say anything relevant.

 

It's overlapping, imho.

 

the developer mention some where that they complament each other in a way