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Ameliorated: Windows 10 and 11 minus the spyware

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Re: Ameliorated: Windows 10 and 11 minus the spyware

#11
post #8

Ok, but what does it actually do ?

Exactly - what does it do? > Completely transform your computer in minutes. Simply download a verified Playbook, or use your own, and run it in AME Wizard. erm... no thanks. Going to need a bit more than just a fancy home page before I do that!

https://git.ameliorated.info/Styris/trusted-uninstaller-cli

Source code is public though I admit the detail on the front page is lacking.

Re: Ameliorated: Windows 10 and 11 minus the spyware

#14
I'm not sure why Java would be an easier path than C#, the next paragraph is a little weird to read -

Native app

We did not take the easy path of writing our app in Java or a web-based Java-script heavy framework. Using C# and .NET allows us to craft an experience that minimizes resource use and is very fast.

Re: Ameliorated: Windows 10 and 11 minus the spyware

#15

"Security patches are not available for AME, as this subsystem has been disabled. In order to secure the system properly, we revoke administrator privileges from all normal users, and activate the hidden administrator account. This will mediate approximately 75% of the critical attack surface, while locking down the system from most foreseeable major future threats." https://docs.ameliorated.io/common-questions/the-c…

Since you can do the same thing on a normal system, by what % is AME less safe vs a patched Windows?

Re: Ameliorated: Windows 10 and 11 minus the spyware

#18
post #14

I'm not sure why Java would be an easier path than C#, the next paragraph is a little weird to read - Native app We did not take the easy path of writing our app in Java or a web-based Java-script heavy framework. Using C# and .NET allows us to craft an experience that minimizes resource use and is very fast.

Maybe writing C# is not easy for them? Idk, but I agree with your statement. Sounds strange.

//Edit: Nvm, forgot to read today's date. I won't take anything serious today.

Re: Ameliorated: Windows 10 and 11 minus the spyware

#19
post #13

Whole thing screams scam or April Fools joke. There's one commit to the source code repository. Anyone want to try it on a VM and report back?

Playbook files are password protected archives. Anyone cares to reverse engineer the password from the executable?

Re: Ameliorated: Windows 10 and 11 minus the spyware

#20
post #14

I'm not sure why Java would be an easier path than C#, the next paragraph is a little weird to read - Native app We did not take the easy path of writing our app in Java or a web-based Java-script heavy framework. Using C# and .NET allows us to craft an experience that minimizes resource use and is very fast.

The whole project seems misguided, but at least we finally see somebody use WinUI in the wild...
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