This software is a Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System that provides proactive protection against both known and unknown malware, as well as rootkits in real-time.
One of the great features of SSM is its learning mode that helps you configure the necessary security rules with ease. Additionally, the software has a new user-friendly GUI design, allowing for more intuitive navigation.
SSM is also compatible with most well-known security software, ensuring that it doesn't conflict with other programs on your system. The software works at the Windows Kernel level, providing real-time monitoring for activities such as malware and rootkit installation, driver loading, program execution, and more.
SSM also monitors low-level activities such as direct physical memory access, low-level disk access, anti-keylogger protection, and global hooks installation. Furthermore, it monitors program state and memory modification, thread, and process suspension and termination, system registry modification, window opening, and startup menu modification.
Overall, System Safety Monitor is an excellent security option for your system, providing comprehensive protection against known and unknown malware, rootkits, and "zero-day" attacks.
Version 2.3.0.609:
* new Log Viewer;
* added protection against a new keylogging method - DirectInput based logging;
* new application setting - "Registry access" on application Registry tab (Unrestricted access / Checked access / Read Only access);
* other improvements and bug fixes
Version 2.1.15.588:
* new group of special permissions for applications - "Protection" to allow protecting any particular application against particular actions.
* checksum rules
* protection against attacks using windows messages.
* multiple other improvements and bug fixes
Version 2.1.9.582:
What's new:
* new price
* critical bug fixes in the driver
* Layered Service Provider (LSP) module;
* command-line parameters support for applications rules;
* Images tab in the process properties window
* several languages updates;
* multiple GUI improvements and bug fixes
Version 2.1.5.580:
Fixed bugs:
* BSOD on Win32K subsystem before app activity appearance.
UPDATE STATUS: critical!
Version 2.1.5.579:
What's new:
* low level keyboards access control to protect from some keyloggers classes;
* several language updates.
Fixed bugs:
* critical memory corruption bug in the registry monitor presumable responsible for most of SSM hangs/crashes reported by v2.1 users;
UPDATE STATUS: critical!
Version 2.1.0.576:
What's new:
* new true real-time Registry Monitor; the Registry module's functionality is moved to the Registry Monitor;
* IExplore module's functionality is replaced by Registry Monitor;
* different rules (for applications, libraries, drivers, registry) can be enabled individually;
* added the option to choose the checksum algorithm (MD5 or SHA256);
* added new menu items "stop logging this event type for this actor" and "stop logging this event type for this subject" to the context menu in "Applications' logs" window.
* added Low Level disk access option (to block KillDisk trojan);
* added Company and Description information to the module list.
* added lookup field in the Process Monitor tab;
* added wizard for merging existed and preset registry rules.
* added "Services" tab in the "Process properties..." dialog box for the processes which host services (accessible via the context menu on the Process Monitor tab)
Changes:
* from this point win9x is not supported;
* optimizationed checksum calculation;
* trial period is reduced to 30 days.
* major improvements in Application Activity dialog: changed design, added shortcuts for actions.
Fixed bugs:
* empty window's captions for windows of desktops other than the one where SSM is launched;
* minor fix in the Startup Menu module logging subsystem.
Version 2.0.8.573:
Changes:
* improved SSM autorun protection (Windows 98).
Fixed bugs:
* missing "Choose Language" dialog in the installation, if setup was cancelled;
* "Registry Browser" dialog did not open the registry key (Windows 98);
* incorrect behavior of "Include subfolders" option in the "Folder" rules;
* incorrect identification of object type for the library rule added from the "Application Activity" dialog.
Version 2.0.8.571:
What's new:
* changed registration scheme.
Fixed bugs:
* continued alerts of "Application Activity" dialog caused by incorrect identification of object type for processes with non-standard file name extensions;
* incorrect behavior of "treat programs allowed to run once as programs without rules" option.
Version 2.0.6.569:
What's new:
minor improvements in the logging subsystem;
improved design of the "Alerts" and "Applications' logs" windows: added the option to show/hide details.
Fixed bugs:
error message on displaying context menu in Process Monitor;
fixed memory leak while using Cygwin;
fixed several bugs leading to occasional hangs and crashes mostly in Chinese and Japanese Windows;
config file parser bug causing problems with configs on some localized (Chinese, Japanese, Bulgarian) Windows systems;
minor fixes in logging.
Version 2.0.5.565: N/A