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4 stars
Version: AntiHook Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server 2.6 build 14
"Difficult to use - Mainly for experts, However is a free full featured HIPS!"
Pros: Full featured free version - not limited at all protects against... everything... which is a bit of a problem see below
Easily beats free HIPS rivals like System Safety Monitor and Winpatrol - This program protects against code injection, rootkits etc, etc, etc, etc x 10 ^ 3. Look on their website at infoprocess.com.au
But I still think there is room for improvements - adding network IPS capability, monitoring more windows areas, buffer overflows perhaps?
It's an Australian, Sydney-based company, not based in India or some other unfamiliar country... Go Aussie!
There are also other benefits such as that it uses a Kernal level driver etc already mentioned on this page, however I have just a slight degree of concern about the stability of my system with this running... if it crashes my computer may be impossible to boot...
So 4 STARS - top marks for functionality and high level of security but minus one for usability.
Cons: GUI needs more work - the rules editor is hard to use and I'm struggling to configure this program - there literally is just an icon in the system tray...thats it! E.G. How can I set up a program for Antihook to protect? I want more eye candy... I guess its aimed at those who want solid security without the bloated graphics. But still it needs a better GUI.
In learning mode, no popups, easy going.
In normal mode, popups galore! Is it ever going to be possible for this thing to work silently with minimum false positives? I am not so sure...
To answer this question we'll have to wait for Version 3.0 which is still going to be free contray to one of the other reviews.
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