Thanks for the free version. I've just installed the software and registered it. Opened the programme and kept the suggested Privacy settings to be Fixed.

On running the Fix, my Kaspersky virus checker showed an alert that Rapport (financial protection software) is "attempting to get access to malware":
Detected - Trojan.Win32.Hosts2.gen
Location - C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

The only options to deal with this (by Kaspersky) were Disinfect/Delete/Block
There being no other way around the alert, I chose to Block it.
A little while later, while Privacy Protector was still running, Kaspersky showed another alert: Avast Service (virus checker) with the same warning.
Not wanting to disable my virus checker, I chose to ignore the warning.

Eventually, PP finished its Fix and said a restart was required to apply the changes. As Kaspersky hasn't shown these alerts before, I assume this is something to do with the PP programme working its Fix. Should I accept that the hosts file is malware or has something that PP has done duped Kaspersky into thinking it is malware.

I tried to run the Hosts file through VirusTotal but as it is in use it can't access it. I'll post this message and then reboot to see what happens.

regbox  –  9 months ago  –  このコメントは役に立ちましたか？ はい | いいえ (+21)

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regbox, like any other privacy protector software, it is expected to see the virus warning signs or malware signs on any virus protection software installed. But that is not the reason you should not install software like this, the primary problem created is the privacy protection by itself. Win 10,11 will do some sort of update (at least once a week in the background) and will reset everything back to the default OS, effectively nullifying the setups to the defaults and all of the privacy setting do not exist. You have to run this software again and again and again until the 6 months are over as an extended trial.
In my opinion, not worth the trouble and the efforts involved to maintain it as useful protector. Some web sites do not run properly if the location services are disabled or if you nave VPN.

regbox, like any other privacy protector software, it is expected to see the virus warning signs or malware signs on any virus protection software installed. But that is not the reason you should not install software like this, the primary problem created is the privacy protection by itself. Win 10,11 will do some sort of update (at least once a week in the background) and will reset everything back to the default OS, effectively nullifying the setups to the defaults and all of the privacy setting do not exist. You have to run this software again and again and again until the 6 months are over as an extended trial. In my opinion, not worth the trouble and the efforts involved to maintain it as useful protector. Some web sites do not run properly if the location services are disabled or if you nave VPN.
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mike  –  9 months ago  –  このコメントは役に立ちましたか？ はい | いいえ (+8)

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I have now rebooted the computer (as requested by PP) to find it will not accept my PIN to boot-up:
"Your organisation requires that you change your PIN".
Not a problem but, also, not expected. Now have to remember a different PIN. I wonder what other consequences I will encounter having used PP.

On considering rolling back the changes, I find that PP has not created a Restore Point as it said it would before running its Fix! Now unable to undo anything PP has Fixed, even if I wanted to.

Kaspersky is now warning me that my web browser (Brave) is attempting to get access to malware (the same as the above warnings in #1).

I think we need some comment on these problems.

regbox  –  9 months ago  –  このコメントは役に立ちましたか？ はい | いいえ (+12)

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