Shadow Defender is an easy-to-use security solution (for Windows operating systems) that protects your PC/laptop real environment against malicious activities and unwanted changes.
Shadow Defender can run your system in a virtual environment called ‘Shadow Mode’. ‘Shadow Mode’ redirects each system change to a virtual environment with no change to your real environment. If you experience malicious activities and/or unwanted changes, perform a reboot to restore your system back to its original state, as if nothing happened.
With Shadow Defender, you have the flexibility to specify which files and folders are permanently saved to the real environment. This ensures important files and folders are kept after a reboot.
If you want to make a maintenance-free computer, Shadow Defender will be your best choice.
Shadow Defender users…
- Maintain a system free from malicious activities and unwanted changes.
- Test software and game installations in a safe environment.
- Protect against unwanted changes by shared users (suitable for workplaces and educational institutions).
Shadow Defender Features
- Prevent all viruses and malwares.
- Surf the internet safely and eliminate unwanted traces.
- Protect your privacy.
- Eliminate system downtime and maintenance costs.
- Reboot to restore your system back to its original state.
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Shadow Defender es el aliado perfecto en la lucha contra los virus y los programas dañinos. Con él podrás probar aplicaciones sospechosas sin que tu equipo corra peligro, semejante al Deep Freeze.
El objetivo de Shadow Defender es crear un entorno virtual seguro, idéntico al sistema en el que trabajas habitualmente, pero donde no se aplican cambios a ningún fichero de Windows.
Así, en caso que sufras una infección, al reiniciar el ordenador dicha infección habrá desaparecido, igual que los cambios que hayas hecho en tu software o documentos.
Shadow Defender ofrece una lista de directorios y ficheros que sí sufrirán cambios, útil para guardar capturas o informes de cuanto hagas en el modo protegido. Además, podrás proteger el programa con contraseña.
Pros
No guarda cambios durante el modo Shadow
Lista de archivos y carpetas excluidos
Protección con contraseña
Contras
Requiere reiniciar el sistema
Saludos
Shadow Defender es el aliado perfecto en la lucha contra los virus y los programas dañinos. Con él podrás probar aplicaciones sospechosas sin que tu equipo corra peligro, semejante al Deep Freeze.
El objetivo de Shadow Defender es crear un entorno virtual seguro, idéntico al sistema en el que trabajas habitualmente, pero donde no se aplican cambios a ningún fichero de Windows.
Así, en caso que sufras una infección, al reiniciar el ordenador dicha infección habrá desaparecido, igual que los cambios que hayas hecho en tu software o documentos.
Shadow Defender ofrece una lista de directorios y ficheros que sí sufrirán cambios, útil para guardar capturas o informes de cuanto hagas en el modo protegido. Además, podrás proteger el programa con contraseña.
Pros
No guarda cambios durante el modo Shadow
Lista de archivos y carpetas excluidos
Protección con contraseña
Contras
Requiere reiniciar el sistema
Saludos
Viruses attacks are very common these days, viruses can perform malicious activities on your computers, like deleting your files, make changes to your system, and also access personal data. An antivirus software is needed to safeguard a computer from malware, including viruses, computer worms, and Trojan horses. Some of these softwares are also able to remove or prevent spyware and adware.
Shadow Defender is a lightweight and reliable software application, designed to protect your computer from malware, viruses and a variety of other threats. It safeguards your computer from being modified or affected by any system changes or virus attacks.
Installation & Set-up
The installer is only ~3MB in size and the installation process is simple and straightforward, taking no time at all to complete. After the installation, a PC restart is needed, and you can choose whether to restart now or later. You can start using the application after you have restarted the PC once.
User Interface
The application comes with a clean and well-organized UI, that is easy-to-use and understand for al types of users even the novices. All the options and features are divided into seven tabs on the right-side. On the left-side options and tools inside each tab are shown upon clicking a tab name.
Features
This software takes a different approach to safeguard your PC. It makes sure that your PC remain in the original state, and no changes are made by any malware or viruses. So this application is to be used when you think your security might be at risk and there’s possibility of change in system files by a virus. You can easily enter the ‘Shadow Mode’ that is a virtual environment. All virus attacks and changes to the system in this mode are discarded as soon as you exit this mode.
Keeping the Shadow mode on always, might result in you losing some important information. That’s why application has an exclusion list for files/folders and registry files. Adding files and registry items to these lists let’s you keep changes you might have made, even when exiting from this protection environment, and committing them back to the original volume. Moreover, there is a context menu entry that allows you to permanently save a file or change to the volume easily.
Pros
Easy-to-use UI
Protects your PC from changes made by viruses
Helps avoid all malicious changes caused to the PC while surfing internet.
Cons
Important data can be lost, because all the changes in Shadow Mode are discarded.
Conclusion
Shadow Defender is a software application that provides you a new and different means of protecting your PC from malicious changes. The application works smoothly without running into any errors or crashes.
This all you need for security
It works, and it appears to survive the Windows 10 upgrade process, e.g. 1607 -> 1703, still working — perhaps its main competition, the free TimeFreeze, may not survive that upgrade, & on one upgraded win10 installation, TimeFreeze will not work, even after removing & replacing the app.
This type of app, when activated, acts as a man-in-the-middle, routing all disk writes for the protected drive(s) to a special VHD, while routing disk reads to the appropriate disk location, real or VHD. The main downside is that because you’re adding another layer to disk reads/writes, it’s a bit slower, though not enough to *usually* notice.
I use Shadow Defender for testing in situations where a VM won’t do, e.g. I want to see what software does real world on real hardware with a bunch of other software installed. While it no doubt helps enhance security, I don’t rely on it for that… malware can easily search out other drives &/or devices connected physically or over the network. Another reason I don’t use it constantly is 10 — Windows 10 seems to come up with updates a bit randomly, the update process & downloads can take quite a while, running in the background, and I don’t want to later find out I have to restart without Shadow Defender protection to do the whole update all over again.
Exceptional software. I purchased the software after losing my previous machine to some sort of malware. It was THE FIRST thing I installed after reformatting/updating my O/S. I’ve used to to audition/trial every program since. Thus far, the only glitch I’ve noted- the “SHADOW MODE” tab (that normally floats top-center) sometimes disappears after a few days without a restart. The protection never fails, just the visible reminder onscreen. It has completely been worth the purchase.
In an already competitive field of security with many applications to offer you security solutions, identifying less common or new anti-viruses can be a daunting task. That is what Shadow Defender’s developers took into consideration when coming up with this software. It provides a rather different approach to dealing with potential risks and other malicious activities.
First Impressions
The software has the Shadow Mode option that you can use to run your computer virtually. While in the virtual environment, any change that you make on your system will not be saved hence when you switch back to the normal mode, your system will still be in its original state.
Based on that functionality, it was clear to me on the numerous occasions when I could confidently use the software. One of the common instances, as even emphasized by the software, is when testing new or untrusted software. I easily related to such instances given the numerous number of time I download and install applications.
Functionality
As I was using Shadow Defender, I noted that it mainly focuses on ensuring you retain the original state of your system post doing any changes. In order to do so, the program relies on its Shadow Defender mode. In order to ensure you do not end up losing important changes you have made to your system, you will have to use this software is specific situations when you think your security may be compromised.
If you keep the Shadow Mode on, you might end losing important information the next time you restart your system. Thankfully, the software provides an exclusion option that you can use to retain your important files. With that featured option, you can also specify what to retain when switching from the Shadow Mode.
Based on what the Shadow Mode provides, here is the list of advantages you will enjoy as you use Shadow Defender.
Pros
It is easy to use
Boosts your level of privacy as you surf the internet by eliminating traces
Prevent your system from unnecessary changes
Prevent malicious access and viruses
Just like most applications, Shadow Defender also has its own fair share of disadvantages.
Cons
Repeated Restarts
Perhaps this was one of the most inconveniencing part of using Shadow Defender. I ended up terminating my applications every other time just to use the Shadow mode. I like retaining my applications and browser tabs for as long as possible so the restarting option was a NO for me.
Can Easily Erase Your Data
As you start off using Shadow Defender, you should be aware of the fact that on exiting the Shadow mode, you will have no any other option to save your important changes on your system. If not careful, you will end up deleting important files and folders.
Verdict
If you are looking for a way to always clean up your traces after you are through with using a system, then Shadow Defender will be a decent fit for you. However, its cons would be important factors to consider before you make the software your daily driver.
With so many computer security programs in the market, it has even become harder to analyze how they work. Shadow Defender, unlike most software applications, works by creating a virtualized layer on your operating system so that all the changes made on your disks don’t hold.
Functionality
To create a virtualized environment, simply choose the option on Shadow Defender and reboot your system. Before rebooting, the software takes a snapshot of the state of your hard drives and after rebooting, you can make any changes without fearing losing anything. I find this mode particularly useful when testing software that you don’t trust. Please note that while in this mode, even the changes you make personally will be deleted unless you instruct the software not to. I learnt the hard way while creating this review.
Shadow Defender isn’t meant to replace your current security software. In fact, it isn’t a tool that you would want to use all the time. I’d recommend that you use your antivirus normally and when you want to deal with files that have been detected to contain viruses, you switch to the Shadow mode. This way, you’ll get to see what the files contain without risking to lose your data or infecting your computer. However, note that not a single security program is guaranteed to give you 100% protection and Shadow Defender is not an exception.
Shadow Defender features a basic yet highly functional UI with an option to put your computer to shadow mode, exclude disks or folders from shadow mode, a Commit Now option, and a configuration section. The most important parts are the exclusion option that allows you to save files that you want to keep after the reboot and the Commit Now option that lets you save the file you are working on instantly. In both cases, you won’t lose your data.
Pros
Simple and intuitive user interface
The user interface is simple and easy to use. All the sections are clearly displayed and makes it easy for anyone to understand and use the software.
Good malware removal concept
I find this malware removal concept to be good enough, especially when you want to execute questionable programs. Not only does it keep your files intact, but also eliminates malware and virus that might have entered into your system.
Choose volumes to protect
If you want to use a specific drive only in shadow mode, you can easily choose to protect it alone by placing the rest in the exclusion list. Use the Commit Now function to save changes instantly when all the drives are in shadow mode.
Password protection
You can protect your software from access by unauthorized individuals.
Cons
Doesn’t warn that you’ll lose data
The software just prompts you to restart your computer to change to and from the shadow mode but won’t warn you that you’ll lose your data.
No way to save changes after exiting shadow mode
If you exit shadow mode and discover there are changes you dint save, there’s absolutely no way to save them.
Requires a restart all the time
To save changes after exiting the shadow mode, you just have to restart the program.
Conclusion
Although Shadow Defender works quite well, it won’t impress everyone given that you have to restart your system every time and set which folders will accept changes and those that won’t. It is neither quick nor flexible than normal antivirus, but will help you protect your computer.
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If you exit shadow mode and discover there are changes you dint save, there’s absolutely no way to save them.
Why is that the fault of the program?
If you exit shadow mode and discover there are changes you dint save, there’s absolutely no way to save them.
Why is that the fault of the program?
What is a “dint”?
The very best of software one can have on a machine, totally bullet proof. I have tested it against almost every type of malware there is and never breached once.
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This is indeed a powerful class of software, but do keep in mind, they can still steal your data (spyware can run while in shadow mode) and in some cases, they can attack your hardware. The latter is quite difficult and selective, so it is very uncommon. However, a determined attacker could potentially still brick your processor or other vital components.
This software is a top snotch.
Super, as the first commenter stated.
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