Re: Shaking a hacker

anonymous <[email protected]> wrote in
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> "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.
> 

yes, toolwiz freeze doesn't work