FYI – DefenseWall 2.46 is available for download! 2.46 has 1 MAJOR upgrade – Removable Storage is treated as untrusted!!! That is awesome. Bye-Bye usb malware!!!
Here is a list of fixes and upgrades:
1. Advanced COM protocol control.
2. Improved localization abilities (dwall_res.dll). Now on, you can make any localizations by your own hands.
3. Performance improvements.
5. OpenOffice3, Google Chrome, SWR Iron, Windows Media Recorder 12, Reply Media Catcher and other software support with default ruleset.
6. Removable HDD’s are supported as removable devices.
7. Process separation for MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Word Viewer.
8. Removable sources are untrusted by default.
9. Buggy ActiveSkin is dropped off. Software is temporary unskinned.
Also, version contains a number of compatibility fixes.
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If you poked around in the settings of the old version you can set it to automatically run removable devices as untrusted…
@Jimmy: But their were not BY DEFAULT
Hi Matt, this maybe a little off-topic, but I’ve found some malware which completely disabled Sandboxie. So much so that it caused Sandboxie to crash, and although I could not readily see any traces of the malware, after a scan of my system restore I see the malware was indeed present on my machine. It was everything from backdoor trojans, rogues, and a few rootkits as well. I repeated this test with the same results.
@AV-Guy: Your sh*t’in me!?!?! Care to share it with me. I do find it hard to believe, but I’d love to test against it.
its prob one of those worms of sorts
those are kind of amazing
they can like disble any of the 32 antiviruses
block most avs
block all sytem setting stuff
@AV-Guy
Can you please upload it on rapidshare with password ‘infected’.
I’d like to see it with defensewall hips 2.46
New version of the DefenseWall is amazing, and new skinless is great for me.
Send the malware to sandboxie so they can fix security hole
Hi everyone. Sorry it took so long for the response, I have been quite busy. If I am not mistaken (hoping I am not), Sandboxie is supposed to “sandbox” the execute files if properly configured correct? If so, then the file is ran from a particular site causes a fatal error in Sandboxie in which it more or less cannot “sandbox” the file. This particular malware when ran extracts a “sh!tload” of crap that apparently “Sandboxie” cannot properly deal with. I will submit the malware to Sandboxie and I would list the site, but wouldn’t want to get anyone infected. Matt, et.al I will share the link with you if you would like via email.
@AV-Guy – yeah please just rar it or double zip it and shoot it to me.
Nice update. But still no support for 64-bit
Its not like were stupid
post it in the forums
@Dan- for 64-bit OS support ask Microsoft, their PatchGuard restricts me from making x64 compatible software.
Just starting to learn about Defense Wall.
What real time antivirus/internet security products is it compatible with?
If not, what should I run with it?
I just installed DefenseWall on Windows XP with Comodo IS and Threatfire.
Slowed the computer to a crawl. Unresponsive at times.
I think DefenseWall may conflict with Comodo IS.
@JJ – yep…that’s security overkill there. Why not just use DefenseWall and something like Avira Free?
I may try that. My learning curve is still very steep on HIPS and sandboxing.
I had no further problems when I uninstalled Defense Wall. I now know I need to uninstall Commodo first, install Avira then Defense Wall.
Hi, I read your blog from time to time and I own a similar one and I was just wondering if you get a ton of spam? If so how do you control it, any plugin or something you can suggest? I get so much it’s driving me insane so any help is much appreciated.
Defensewall is the best Out of The box for lame pc users , welp there is new version 2.52 out there
‘Was reading with anxiety some come-back after AV Guy mentioned those issues with Sandboxie. Anyone care to share with us….?
hi guys, is ok to run Defensewall and Malwarebytes and the same time?
Windows 7
Bitdefender security suite 10
hey Matt,
wats the update with AV-Guy and sandboxie?
did u managed to test it and see if that malware got through the sandbox?