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Re: Show HN: I got hacked, felt paranoid, made an app – GlassWire

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Post by SoreGums »

This is great.

Surprising really it has taken so long to get an app like this on Windows. I've been using My Data Manager[1] on Android for a the previous 2-3yrs.

The closest I've gotten on Windows up to this date is CFosSpeed[2] in traffic shapping = off mode + process explorer. There have been other apps that attempted to present the data, however none have done it like GlassWire.

Looking forward to the paid version, this is awesome :)

Got a few rendering issues on Windows 8.1[3]

Hopefully these issues get sorted out, quickly.

[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobidia.an...

[2] http://www.cfos.de/en/cfosspeed/cfosspeed.htm

[3] http://i.imgur.com/0jOFvos.png

Re: Show HN: I got hacked, felt paranoid, made an app – GlassWire

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Post by stfnfhrmnn »

greenwalls wrote: post #120
ddevault wrote: post #113

All software related to security should be open source. This particular piece of software doesn't sit at a crucial point in a secure system, but a greater deal of transparency would be appreciated. I personally avoid using closed-source tools for security purposes, and especially closed-source tools that are hoping to monetize. I use Linux, though, so I guess it doesn't really matter to me in this case :) I would als…

Thanks for your feedback. We'll try to add more transparency. The calling home is for software updates and it shows up on the graph, and GlassWire can even block itself.

Another simple fix: tell us who you are. The contact page is woefully generic and anonymous. Glasswire appears to be a company, more than one person. Where are you based? What's your background? Funding?

Re: Show HN: I got hacked, felt paranoid, made an app – GlassWire

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Post by mbrownnyc »

Hello all,

The company that made this is: SecureMix LLC (est. 04/15/2014); aka Free Firewall Antivirus LLC (est. 10/17/2013); aka Blue Quail Capital, LLC (est. 06/21/2010). Here is the corporate registration: https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/servlet/cpa.app.coa.CoaGet.... The person opted to use a CPA (EDWARD H. GOWETT) to register their LLC (looks like a nice guy: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=34375436). And finally, the man, the myth the legend: ANTON BONDAR.

Re: Show HN: I got hacked, felt paranoid, made an app – GlassWire

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Post by theflagbug »

winslow wrote: post #197
theflagbug wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here is a library that helps to create such an interface: http://mahapps.com/ It's also mentioned in the blog post you've posted. Disclaimer: I'm one of the developers of MahApps.Metro, I hope nobody minds the shameless self-promotion

It would be really cool to use this with pyQt. I know Qt has styling already so maybe it isn't needed?

This is a WPF library, so I don't think it'd work with pyQt

Re: Show HN: I got hacked, felt paranoid, made an app – GlassWire

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Post by mbrownnyc »

mbrownnyc wrote: post #266

Hello all, The company that made this is: SecureMix LLC (est. 04/15/2014); aka Free Firewall Antivirus LLC (est. 10/17/2013); aka Blue Quail Capital, LLC (est. 06/21/2010). Here is the corporate registration: https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/servlet/cpa.app.coa.CoaGet... . The person opted to use a CPA (EDWARD H. GOWETT) to register their LLC (looks like a nice guy: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=34375436…

Also affiliated with Manycam LLC. Seems less like NSA, more like marketing guru.

Re: Show HN: I got hacked, felt paranoid, made an app – GlassWire

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Post by mbrownnyc »

stfnfhrmnn wrote: post #263
greenwalls wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for your feedback. We'll try to add more transparency. The calling home is for software updates and it shows up on the graph, and GlassWire can even block itself.

Another simple fix: tell us who you are. The contact page is woefully generic and anonymous. Glasswire appears to be a company, more than one person. Where are you based? What's your background? Funding?

I did a corporate search and tracked the owner: ANTON BONDAR. Also affiliated with ManyCam.
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