Re: Shaking a hacker

"NotReal" <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> [email protected] wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 30 Nov 2022 03:18:35 -0000 (UTC), anonymous
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> > If you have signs your windows machine is being hacked, but virus
>> > checks show nothing. Other than reinstall the OS after wiping your
>> > drive what can you do to shake the hackers. Will reboot or change
>> > of mac address do it? I don't believe any of these AV programs
>> > identify malware fully.  Microsoft itself I suspect is hacking
>> > their OS's. And probably most machines have hardware built in back
>> > doors. Or am I just wearing my tin hat again?
>> 
>> Use this program and forget about AVs and Security Suites.
>> 
>> I've been using it for a few years now without any other "Security"
>> program.  It's a freebie.
>> 
>> http://www.toolwiz.com/lead/toolwiz_time_freeze.php
> 
> Years ago when I was responsible for school computer labs and library
> computers used by patrons, I installed a product called Deep Freeze to
> protect the computers from changes, both unintentional and malicious.
> When they went to a subscription service that meant paying every year,
> I switched to a product called Shadow Defender.  It is not free, but
> the last I knew it was a life time license including free upgrades.
> 
> Basically it keeps track or writes to disk every change made to the
> system while it is being used and when you reboot, everything is
> restored to the way it was when it was "frozen".
> 
> I still use it on my personal Windows 7 PC to this day, and not only
> does it protect the PC from permanent installation of malware, but it
> makes testing new software and updates a breeze.  If you do an install
> and are happy with how the new software or the update performs, you can
> disable Shadow Defender and do the install again to make it permanent.
> If you are unhappy with how it works, you only have to reboot the PC to
> remove all traces of the install.  It does a much better job than an
> uninstall at removing all files and system changes, and it is much
> quicker.
> 
> The only downside is that if the install requires a reboot before use
> to fully test the new software, you will have to turn Shadow Defender
> off which defeats its purpose.  Most times the reboot is not really
> necessary, or at least the software will perform well enough, to
> determine if it warrants doing a regular back up before testing it
> further.
> 
> I have no connection to Shadow Defender other than using the product.
> To me it seems to work well and it has saved me a lot of headaches and
> reinstalls over the years.  In the case of public PCs, it also protects
> the user from the possibility of leaving files and data on the PC that
> can be easily viewed by the next user.   All it takes is a reboot
> before leaving.
> 

Sounds pretty much the same as toolwiz freeze. Just uninstalled THAT 
program because if you use a system cleanup utility such as bleachbit and 
several others it does not protect against file deletions and will allow 
permanent deletion of files by you or by a third party hacker who has 
root or admin privileges to your box. I wonder if shadow does the same, 
did you test for that? I believe deep freeze will not allow that since it 
has an image of your system that is relaced every time you reboot unless 
you specifically direct it otherwise.