- Official Post
Hello,
I am excited to announce the official release of Defender Hardening Console (part of HEAP).
https://harden.hea-p.com
The Hawk Eye Analysis Platform which I am working on is a set of tools for malware analysis and cleanup.
The Defender Hardening Console takes a proactive stance by hardening the built-in Windows security in a user-fiendly way.
No tools/downloads are required, the project generates PowerShell code which simply needs to be copy/pasted per the instructions.
Special care has been taken for any hardening to not be overdone.
The online console offers the following benefits:
-Enable hidden Microsoft Defender features which bring it on par with the big dogs
-Learn more about the built-in security
-Harden the antivirus and firewall, all in one go.
-Block frequently exploited tools from establishing network connections
-Block common ports used and abused by malware
What does the future hold for this project?
-I've obtained a large set of bot/botnet information, I will use AI to study it and better block ports
-UI improvements (I have obsession with UIs)
-Quick cleanup - Orion Malware Cleaner (which will now be renamed to Hawk Eye Analysis Tool) proved that it is possible to effectively run heuristics in PowerShell.
Very basic cleanup of several locations Defender will not take care of will be added to the console and to the copy/pasted script.
-Standalone firewall hardening compatible with third-party AVs based on Windows Filtering Platform
The script generated has been tested on Windows 11 with Microsoft Defender and Defender Firewall enabled and with latest updates installed.
