The unofficial Shadow Defender Support Thread.

I use Outpost Firewall Pro and all the others except SAS. I just installed the latest version of SD and so far, so good. Don't know why this would be that much different from the previous ones, but I'm hoping it will work

Tom

 

Hi taleblou,

Here I go again...

SD 1.2.0.376 x 32 bits, seem it is clean

But when I upload SD 1.2.0.376 x 64 bits .exe file @Virus total and Jotti's malware scan, Ikarus reports Virus.Win32.Virut

Hi Patrick,

In my case both files seem to be clean, scanned using MBAM Pro and ESS (current virus defs) what about Ikarus?

PLMK

Cam

 

Hi Camelia

Don't worry about a single detection at jotti or the other online scanners. These are just false positives. SD got such single detections in the past.

When you scan a file with a multiple-engine online scanner you should only worry when you actually get multiple detections by different engines. If the "big name" engines give you the all clear then it should be fine.

 

Thank you sir!!

Cam

 

I'm thinking of running SD alongside appguard. Is this overkill? Any conflicts?

 

Am i correct in assuming that tony the original developer is back at the helm of shadow defender now..?
Any info.?

 

Overkill? I think not.
Conflicts? None when I used that combo a while back. (XP 32-bit)

 

None, I have this setup on my daughters pc. ROCK SOLID!

 

Shadow Defender never left center stage....only it's master coder.

Now it looks like that even better improvements are surfacing.

What an audience!

Regards. Easter

 

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to give it a shot.

 

just go to the new SD forum

 

Is it okay to run Shadow Defender as my one and only security setup?
It seems okay, becuase it looks like its does everything to keep my pc safe.
BTW, what happens if I accidently click 'restart now' after installing softwares I want to keep? Boom, everything gone?

 

You should always use SD alongside a good HIPS firewall and antimalware suite. All you need to know about SD is on the following review. Be patient and read it all if you want to know what you are doing with SD:

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/52...e-review-and-guide-shadow-defender/index.html

 

Yes, everything is gone.

In my opinion, if you dont install new programs often and when you do, you only get the installers from clean, well known sites and the computer is not shared with other people, then yes it can be done. In my case, I am doing something similar to what you are asking but I am doing it with Sandboxie instead of SD.

I think is a good idea for you to read the tutorial posted by CM and at least for the first few months of you using SD, you should use something else alongside until you get used to it. Later, depending on how you feel, you ll make a better decision on whats better for you and what to do.

Bo

 

Hi Patrick,
I know this is the Unofficial Shadow Defender Support Thread...

Do I have to make any exclusions in Avast Pro Antivirus for Malwarebytes anti malware PRO, for proper program configuration? what is your settings for both programs in order to avoid conflict? Please PM

TIA

Cam

 

Hi Camelia,
I have never used exclusions in Shadow Defender so I can't really advise you. I believe that it's been discussed on this forum previously so maybe the members with real experience will come forward with some good advice. I personally use right click from within Windows Explorer in Shadow Mode and "commit" to save files that I want to keep.
I use Avast running as my main anti-virus and Malwarebytes only as an explorer right click on demand to check new files that I have downloaded.
I think that different users have different ways of using Shadow Defender; some run it all the time whilst others just use it occasionally to test software etc
I use my anti-virus combination so that they don't clash with each other by fighting over the same territory and alongside Sandboxied browsers and if I want to update my anti-virus defs I just go out of Shadow Mode and return to shadow mode when I've done my updating. You could always join The Official Shadow Defender Forum You never know might like it
Shameless plug

 

Hey Ms Cam

Personally I always boot in Shadow Mode. I have configured a RAM buffer for SD, this way the virtual system can run directly from RAM. This is a faster and more secure setup, and your shadowed disks won't take any write hits when the SD RAM cache is used.

I never bother with antivirus exclusions. I prefer my definitions to update to their latest version every time I go online (it takes a few seconds for them to update anyway). Occasionay I take the system out of Shadow Mode in order to install Windows Updates, new drivers, or any software I wanna keep.

Actually Tony is going to add a second SD driver as an optional extra. This driver will enable virtualization of all sectors on the disk. Right now SD leaves the few last disk sectors of the disk unvirtualized. Those sectors can be exploited by malware like Sinowal, which actually plants malicious code on those sectors. SD can actually beat Sinowal but some of the rootkit's code stays behind, written on those unvirtualized last sectors of the disk.

Tony will include full 100% all-sector virtualization as an optional extra in a future SD version. This will ensure that sophisticated rootkits are not allowed any storage space to plant their code in between reboots. If we also add to the mix the forthcoming Drop Rights features that Shadow suggested, then SD could become almost bulletproof in the near future.

 

Thank you, for the information provided, I will join The Official Shadow Defender Forum ASAP

Came

 

Thank you guys for your help.

 

Hi ,will this run with Keriver,anyone use it with.

 

Is there any way to enter shadow mode without having to reboot or without having to open the SD interface?

The command line tool has a switch for this, but requires a reboot for it to take affect which to me, is pretty much useless. I don't understand why the CmdTool requires a reboot when the GUI manages to turn on shadow mode on the fly.

Al

 

It seems that the Official Shadow Defender Forum is down today (or is the issue on my side?).

Check that ...I just connected.

 

No, for me it works without problems.

You can check also by typing the URL here:
http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/

 

Hi Cruise, sorry to hear that you couldn't get on to the forum. I'm using a free hosting for the forum and on the whole it's been quite good but to some degree limited and it isn't the most stable and often get "server busy". I find though that when this happens if you leave it for a minute or two you will find the forum comes up again. I'd suggest to members that when they are going to post something or reply to a post that might be involved or long that they do it in notepad or text editor first, so that if the forum disappears suddenly you will not lose all your work. I'm looking at my options at the moment for alternative hosting that has php myadmin mysql to support the forum.

Patrick The Official Shadow Defender Forum

 

Patrick, thanks for the explanation.

Cruise