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

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Post by jimmaswell »

cledet wrote: post #23
gregbarbosa wrote: post #16

Wow. I hate how so many Windows applications are considerably uglier compared to Mac counterparts. The Windows apps don't seem to push forward Windows design but rather get stuck in the Windows XP design days. This is beautifully designed and clear. The graph visualization is prime, and I love that the peaks are "rounded" out instead of sharp declines (sharp declines would make it look more like a live stock ticker).…

GitHub for Windows is another beautifully designed Windows app. They even published a blog post about it: https://github.com/blog/1151-designing-github-for-windows

GitHub for windows was awful last time I tried it. Didn't follow standard desktop application HIG and was annoying to figure out, sluggish. I've had a markedly better time with SourceTree. I hate it when apps force their own design instead of following the user's window manager settings and form.

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

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Post by diminish »

highercenter wrote: post #257

I got hacked, felt paranoid, made an app... Yeah right! This app is not a one man show! This app, with all it's license stuff, backdoors etc.. all ready to know a lot of all your network traffic going in and out, and you agree upon all this when you install it. Now YOU got hacked! Or do you think the app will also show in detail what data they store and share on their servers and third parties and more? 767 point and…

I feel paranoid, too:

Surprise HN; I'm trying to grasp why this is upvoted so high (1) This submission has a reddit style storified title but doesn't link to the story (2) Uses the word "app" , to catch the mobile crowd, which for Windows wasn't used traditionally (That also explain the top comment, which is about aesthetics) (3) seems to suggest the problem is solved the first time, despite the fact that there are dozens of similar apps, commercial, free or open source.

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

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Post by jmolinaso »

justkos wrote: post #260

Another request from me for a Linux version! --- maybe related... I remember when switched to linux some years ago, the software I really missed was ZoneAlarm and still haven't find a nice alternative (for fast and easy control of the outbount(!)/inbound net trafic). I liked that I could block and unblock the internet access of each application from the systray icon. Any suggestions?

try ufw https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW pretty straight forward

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

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Post by Intermernet »

fencepost wrote: post #175
jdhzzz wrote: post #151

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm in on Windows 2000. Active window titles that could be set to bright colors to distinguish the active window from all the others (mine was canary yellow). I miss you Win2k.

I don't have a Windows 8.x box to check on, but on Windows 7 you can still set the display attributes for active windows - it's just a bit more buried. To do so: * Right-click on the Desktop background, Personalize * Select Window Color button/link at the bottom * Select "Advanced appearance settings..." link * Click on the Active Title Bar in the preview area, or select Active Title Bar from the Item dropdown * Cust…

I may be wrong, but as far as I know, the only way to access these settings in Win8 (without extra apps) is regedit. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors has the keys you want.

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

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Post by arihant »

huhtenberg wrote: post #131
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…

> All software related to security should be open source. That's a very common and dangerous misbelief. Security products should come from a trustworthy source . Open source doesn't imply trustworthiness. If I were to screw you, I can very well do it with an open source product and pre-compiled binaries. Some people will rebuild from source, but a vast majority will use binaries provided assuming that since I'm all "…

It's not just about screwing intentionally. Open source also helps with getting more eyes on the code. You need to be able to catch vulnerabilities before the bad guys or no amount of good reputation would survive. That is the primary reason for security software to be open source - reducing security by obfuscation and easy vulnerability check.

That said, all software is written and audited by a group of individuals. Ultimately it all comes down to trusting them. Even audits on open source software is done by a few individuals, so when using any open source security software, you are only really trusting them. Any sense of security more than that is a smokescreen. In that regard, I agree with you. Open source does not help with reducing risk of bad intention. That is a myth.

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

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Post by Sealy »

eric_h wrote: post #75
gregbarbosa wrote: post #16

Wow. I hate how so many Windows applications are considerably uglier compared to Mac counterparts. The Windows apps don't seem to push forward Windows design but rather get stuck in the Windows XP design days. This is beautifully designed and clear. The graph visualization is prime, and I love that the peaks are "rounded" out instead of sharp declines (sharp declines would make it look more like a live stock ticker).…

On the subject of Mac counterparts, I highly recommend Little Snitch for this particular functionality. I have no affiliation with the developer, I've just found Little Snitch to be quite useful and thought I'd share (admittedly it's graphs aren't as nice as this app's).

I love the app and what it represents. You have a great story and motive behind it. I'm +1 for a mac version as I think your work is beautiful. I'll share this with a few friends.

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

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Post by Kudos »

diminish wrote: post #272
highercenter wrote: post #257

I got hacked, felt paranoid, made an app... Yeah right! This app is not a one man show! This app, with all it's license stuff, backdoors etc.. all ready to know a lot of all your network traffic going in and out, and you agree upon all this when you install it. Now YOU got hacked! Or do you think the app will also show in detail what data they store and share on their servers and third parties and more? 767 point and…

I feel paranoid, too: Surprise HN; I'm trying to grasp why this is upvoted so high (1) This submission has a reddit style storified title but doesn't link to the story (2) Uses the word "app" , to catch the mobile crowd, which for Windows wasn't used traditionally (That also explain the top comment, which is about aesthetics) (3) seems to suggest the problem is solved the first time, despite the fact that there are d…

It is the best looking and best presented Windows app I can remember seeing. Can you show me a single app with similar functionality that is presented as well as this?

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

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Post by Semaphor »

It doesn't seem to do what it says. According to it, Outlook initiated it's first Network connectivity just now. A point in time where I had already sent and received mails for some hours.

At least it so much better looking than other windows apps…

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

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Post by greenwalls »

mbrownnyc wrote: post #268
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.

My name is Jon Hundley. Anton is my cofounder. I founded ManyCam also with Anton and it was acquired last year. We need an "About" page on our site. GlassWire is now my only project. https://twitter.com/hundley
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