Shadow Defender Alternatives

Shadow Defender is described as 'Easy-to-use security solution (for Windows operating systems) that protects your PC/laptop real environment against malicious activity and unwanted changes' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Shadow Defender for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best Shadow Defender alternative is Reboot Restore Rx, which is free. Other great apps like Shadow Defender are Firejail, Sandboxie, SmartShield and Clean Slate.

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Shadow Defender is an easy-to-use security solution (for Windows operating systems) that protects your PC/laptop real environment against malicious activity and unwanted changes.

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Shadow Defender alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. Reboot Restore Rx icon
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    Reboot Restore Rx

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    Reboot Restore Rx makes it easy to maintain PC’s in small public access computing environments (classrooms, computer labs, kiosks, internet cafes, libraries, etc.). Every time you restart the PCs they will automatically reset to your predefined baseline setting.

    21 Reboot Restore Rx alternatives
    Reboot Restore Rx screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Reboot Restore Rx Features

    1.  Restore on reboot
    2.  Persistent Storage
    3.  Auto Update
    4.  Remote Management
    5.  Data Protection
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    Comments about Reboot Restore Rx as an Alternative to Shadow Defender
     
    CarlosMorales

    Free and functions similarly in terms of maintaining a clean system

    Positive comment •Dec 19, 2016
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    MeganMcallum

    Similar in function, prefer Reboot Restore's security features more.

    Positive comment •Jan 6, 2017
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    • Almost everyone thinks Reboot Restore Rx is a great Shadow Defender alternative.

    • Reboot Restore Rx is the most popular Windows alternative to Shadow Defender.

    • Reboot Restore Rx is the most popular free alternative to Shadow Defender.

    • Reboot Restore Rx is Freemium and ProprietaryShadow Defender is Paid and Proprietary
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    Firejail

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    Firejail is a SUID security sandbox program that reduces the risk of security breaches by restricting the running environment of untrusted applications using Linux namespaces and seccomp-bpf.

    20 Firejail alternatives
    Firetools: sandbox launcher and statistics

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Firejail Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Sandbox
    3.  How Internet Works
    Firetools: sandbox launcher and statistics
    Firetools: file manager
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    Firejail user interface: choosing the application
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    Firejail VS Shadow Defender

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    • Firejail is the most popular Linux alternative to Shadow Defender.

    • Firejail is the most popular Open Source alternative to Shadow Defender.

    • Firejail is Free and Open SourceShadow Defender is Paid and Proprietary
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    Sandboxie

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    The original Sandboxie Plus (Classic) application, now open source and as Sandboxie-Plus.

    11 Sandboxie alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Sandboxie Features

    1.  Sandbox
    Discontinued

    This program is long discontinued. The community continuation is Sandboxie Plus.

    Sandboxie iconShadow Defender Icon

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  5. SmartShield icon
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    SmartShield

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    SmartShield allows administrators to ensure the ongoing integrity of their workstations without limiting usability. With SmartShield Protection enabled, all changes made to a workstation are removed with every restart. This makes unwanted system changes an impossibility.

    14 SmartShield alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    SmartShield Features

    1.  Restore on reboot
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    SmartShield VS Shadow Defender

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    • Almost everyone thinks SmartShield is a great Shadow Defender alternative.

    • SmartShield is the most popular Mac alternative to Shadow Defender.

    • SmartShield is the most popular commercial alternative to Shadow Defender.

    • SmartShield is Paid and ProprietaryShadow Defender is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Clean Slate

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    Restores your computer to its original configuration discarding unwanted computer changes. Just log off or reboot. Clean Slate is easy yet powerful.

    16 Clean Slate alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Clean Slate Features

    1.  Restore on reboot
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    Clean Slate iconShadow Defender Icon

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  7. Lethe icon
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    Lethe

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    Lethe is a Deep Freeze -like partition freezing software for Debian GNU/Linux and Lihuen GNU/Linux (May work on other Debian-based GNU/Linux distributions). Lethe makes the partitions behave like a Live CD: all changes made on the file system...

    14 Lethe alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Lethe Features

    1.  Persistent Storage
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.34, released in January 2011, can be still downloaded from SourceForge

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    Lethe VS Shadow Defender

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    Bubblewrap

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    Unprivileged sandboxing tool.

    18 Bubblewrap alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Bubblewrap Features

    1.  Sandbox
    Bubblewrap iconShadow Defender Icon

    Bubblewrap VS Shadow Defender

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  10. Wioski icon
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    Wioski

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    Wioski is a self-healing kiosk-computer running Windows 7 / 8 / 10. It’s made with standard Microsoft technologies and is distributed totally free.

    16 Wioski alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Wioski Features

    1.  Persistent Storage
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  11. Safeshield icon
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    Safeshield

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    Creates a virtualization layer to prevent changes to the OS from becoming permanent.

    5 Safeshield alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Safeshield Features

    1.  Sandbox
    Safeshield iconShadow Defender Icon

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  12. ReHIPS icon
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    ReHIPS

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    Intrusion prevention system and a sandbox with AntiSpy features that provides unprecedented protection and ensures system stability and integrity.

    7 ReHIPS alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ReHIPS Features

    1.  Sandbox
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    mbox

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    Mbox is a lightweight sandboxing mechanism that any user can use without special privileges in commodity operating systems.

    13 mbox alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    mbox Features

    1.  Sandbox
    Discontinued

    Last update on 26 May 2014 https://github.com/tsgates/mbox/commits/master

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    fsprotect

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    fsprotect is a set of scripts, customized for debian systems that protect existing filesystems.

    6 fsprotect alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    fsprotect iconShadow Defender Icon

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