There are hundreds of posts on low-resource firewalls. Look'n'stop is probably the pick of the bunch... But free... hmmm... Don't want to...
Actually, I've tested avast in a virtual machine too and it failed. However I haven't / wont do anymore testing. Other results above supplied...
Hello, Interesting to see all the responses! Regarding the results of SSS, when I released it I expected most software to pass and only some...
I reckon a classical hips like Defense + in a popular firewall (esp. for novices) is going to be a disaster. :-\ After the learning mode,...
My apologies to Eh_Greg and anyone else who is confused. Big thanks to Boonie for their excellent explanation. It is a completely correct...
Franklin, sorry for the confusion. :ouch: By default SSS is configured to ping www.yahoo.com If you ping yourself, (127.0.0.1) it will...
Sorry Franklin, Thats a bug that I'll fix in Version 1.21. Because this is a one-man operation, I haven't had the time to do extensive testing. :(...
No, haven't notified EQSecurity. :-\ Does anyone know their email address?
Thanks Dogtag for the screenshots :thumb:
Could someone post some more screenshots. Is it really noisy in terms of popups?
Dear Wilders Community, As mentioned before I have discovered a simple design issue in Windows that can circumvent the protection of some...
Re: EICAR TEST FILE TEST!! IS YOUR ANTIVIRUS WEB PROTECTION ANY GOOD?? Oh my gosh! Why are you posting this now the eicar test file is from...
Well I've paid for DefenseWall so I am using it despite also paying for Sandboxie. The benefit of DefenseWall is that it will replace HIPS...
Hello Aigle! I have contacted a list of security software vendors by email with the details of the new leaktest and gave them 1 week to fix the...
It sounds like a complicated problem requiring bit by bit removal of Webroot. However start by: 1) Download Startup Control Panel...
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My opinion that the benchmark firewall (esp. in regards to inbound filtering) is Sygate 5.x Pro. Despite being no longer supported (as Sygate was...
How can I obtain such a list of vendors emails? Also it doesn't affect some products but affects others. I don't have testing resources...
Dear gkweb, I think it would qualify as a "leaktest" not a specific bug in SSM. Thus I am sorry for any misunderstanding. This test is generic...
I've done some more testing: DefenseWall HIPS is safe, the test fails when run as untrusted. Nod32 is also safe, Eicar file access is denied....
\ Yes you are correct, You must allow the application to start then SSM will be in trouble. We are looking at a HIPS problem that could...
Not at this moment, however most software firewalls are not affected.
Just wondering if like Matousec, is there any money to be made from this? :-\ Edit: I suppose not...
Thanks for all your replies. Yes thats how it is bypassed. Initially application execution must be allowed. I will first contact SSM and...
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