AppGuard 4.x 32/64 Bit - Releases

Many thanks FleischmannTV, much appreciated

 

Hi Pete,

Private Folders works the way I've described it in post #142 above. Here's what the help file says about when access to Private Folders is blocked and when it is allowed (screenshots omitted for brevity):


Private Folders

Guarded Applications running in Privacy Mode are forbidden from accessing any files in Private Folders. These folders are still accessible by unguarded applications as well as by guarded applications that are not running in Privacy Mode.

To specify private folders select the Guarded Applications Tab from the Configuration Interface and click on the Folder Settings button:


The following dialog will be displayed from which you can add or remove Private Folders:


To designate a folder as a Private Folder, select "Deny Access" from the Type drop-down list.

See also:
Configuration Interface | Guarded Applications Tab | Privacy Mode


Kind regards
pegr

 

What do you guys mean here.....

Should I be launching "downloaded stuff" from the 'desktop' because that's a 'guarded zone'? If "yes" can I nominate a designated folder instead?

- AaLF
novice in training

 

By default c:\users\<user name> folder is added as user space(which will guard both desktop as well as downloads folder). You can add any folder as user space in the User Space tab and setting the option to Yes.

 

Can someone help please?
I don't know how to handle this. AppGuard keeps reporting it blocks
"esellerateengine.dll" from starting. What should I do now?
Thanks

 

Hi Pete,

I realised that you understand how it works but from the way TomAZ posed his question, it appeared that he may be asking whether "deny access" prevents ALL access to a folder, so I thought it worth clarifying for Tom's benefit that it only applies to guarded applications running in Privacy Mode.

Kind regards
pegr

 

Please give us details of the blocked event (Activity Report.../Message Info...). Have you noticed any problems associated with this event?

 

It will not work, but you should have received an email with the new key. Your new key will be good for 3 activations.

 

If you upgrade, the timeout value will be set to whatever you had in the previous version. If you do a clean install, the timeout value should be 20 minutes.

 

You may want to use the Ignore Message feature too to avoid these messages (especially if you don't see any operational issues).

 

Actually, you can open the folder from Explorer and other applications (even Guarded). You cannot open the folder from a Guarded Application that is running in privacy mode. By default, AppGuard places all browser applications that are part of AppGuard's default Guard List in Privacy Mode. AppGuard's default policy also designates "My Documents\MyPrivateFolder" as a private folder.

Note, there is a minor anomaly when specifying a Private Folder. I think that the folder must exist when the policy is first applied. Also you may have to close Guarded Apps and re-open them. So if it doesn't appear to work at first glance, try:

• Close Privacy Mode Guarded Apps.
• Change Protection Level
• Change level back.
• Open Privacy Mode Guarded Apps.

 

Anything interesting to report on this yet, Pete?

 

Thanks for the suggestion Barb_C, will do. But after settling with my printer (thanks pegr), there is no blocked event reported for now.

 

Ok, i was reporting this value only because I tought you needed to build some kind of statistic from it.

 

Are you suggesting making the "My Documents" folder Private? If so, doesn't this restrict all access to it?

 

No, it only restricts access to Guarded Apps with Privacy mode On:
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=2301817&postcount=164

 

The only restriction would be to guarded apps with privacy set to yes and any child processes of those applications.
I only have privacy enabled for browsers and my email client.
My Documents, various other folders and all non-system partitions are set as private. Setting non-system partitions as private, comes with the bonus that direct disk access to those partitions is blocked for applicable guarded apps/children.

 

I am loving this new version, Definitely a keeper

 

I agree.
Installed 4.0.17.0 over older version, Went extremely smoothly , and no problems with Sandboxie.
Thrilled to bits, thank you Blue Ridge

 

trialling the new version on windows 8.1 working great so far... is there a chance that I can get a single user license instead of 3 user license?

 

Guys,
If an application is guarded, which is installed in user space, do I need to exclude this directory from User space tab as well ? I have dropbox guarded with privacy mode on, but I cannot open dropbox without having an exclusion in User space tab. I thought when an application is guarded I dont have to make any exclusions. Btw I have set AppGuard in locked down mode.