Re: Shaking a hacker

On Wed, 7 Dec 2022 23:10:43 -0000 (UTC), "NotReal"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>[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.

I have been using the same exact type of program for some years.  It's
ToolWiz's Time Freeze.  It's a freebie.  I have no other "protection"
on my computer except for a firewall to block some programs which try
to phone home.

http://www.toolwiz.com/lead/toolwiz_time_freeze.php

My wife also has this on her laptop. 

While running it, I do have to download some program or whatever to
one of my external drives.  I always check a download with 

https://www.virustotal.com/old-browsers/

The above is the link for those with older browsers which do not work
on the mail VirusTotal page.

I was aware of Shadow Defender before I installed Time Freeze. The
reason I did not choose Shadow Defender to use was that I could not
get any questions answered about the program when I emailed them
before buying it.  To me, that was a bad sign.  Matter of fact, I had
been using the trial version for a week or so.

In the time I and my wife have used Time Freeze, we have never had a
problem of any sort with the program itself or with any downloaded
malware.

Unfortunately, no one really listened to some posts I made about Time
Freeze.  They come up with a bunch of nonsense regarding AVs and those
"Security Suites".  Their loss.