Shadow Defender Alternatives

Shadow Defender is described as 'Provides a virtualized mode for Windows that prevents permanent malware or unwanted system changes, restoring original state after reboot while allowing selective file persistence' 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 Firejail, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Shadow Defender are Reboot Restore Rx, Sandboxie, SmartShield and Clean Slate.

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  1. Firejail icon
     36 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

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

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

    • Firejail is Free and Open SourceShadow Defender is Paid and Proprietary
  2. 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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Reboot Restore Rx as an Alternative to Shadow Defender
    CarlosMorales
    Positive
    4

    Free and functions similarly in terms of maintaining a clean system

    MeganMcallum
    Positive
    2

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

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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 Freemium and ProprietaryShadow Defender is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Sandboxie icon
     5 likes

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

    11 Sandboxie alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. SmartShield icon
     12 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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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
  5. Clean Slate icon
     21 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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  6. Lethe icon
     20 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Bubblewrap icon
     2 likes

    Unprivileged sandboxing tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Wioski icon
     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Safeshield icon
     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. ReHIPS icon
     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. mbox icon
     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  12. fsprotect icon
     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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