.: system shutdown simulator

System Shutdown Simulator (SSS) is a unique leaktest designed to test the effectiveness of your firewall, antivirus and host-intrusion prevention system (HIPS) when malware simulates a fake Windows shutdown. System Shutdown Simulator is the first of a new generation of leaktests designed to test the effectiveness of HIPS software in protecting your computer from malware.

With the line between firewall and HIPS software becoming increasingly more blurred, System Shutdown Simulator is designed to redefine the leaktest formula by testing both your firewall and HIPS as well as antivirus software for leaks in their protection.

This leaktest highlights a new vulnerability that exists when a user shuts down their computer and a program cancels the shutdown. For example, when installing new software, the installation program often asks the user to restart their computer to complete the installation. When the user allows the computer to be restarted, the installation program could potentially compromise the user's computer completely undetected by security software as these have already shutdown.

System Shutdown Simulator Beta 1.1.3 is available for download here (Updated 11/1/2008). To open the ZIP files you may need an archive utility like IzArc, available here. A screenshot is available here.

.: update: system shutdown simulator 1.1 released

System Shutdown Simulator (SSS) 1.1 has been released on 16/12/2007. We recommend you download this new version and re-run the firewall test component. This is because results obtained from the firewall test component of previous versions of System Shutdown Simulator may have been misleading.

This update no longer uses an outbound ping test for the firewall test component. Now System Shutdown Simulator downloads an actual file from the internet (a webpage in this case) and tries to open it. In reality malware could download and run files from the internet this way.

Please read release notes below for further details. If you have trouble downloading ensure you allow "referrer" to be sent. Alternatively try here: Firewall Leak Tester Mirror

Download System Shutdown Simulator (SSS) 1.1 HERE

.: new web host and web address

We have moved to another web hosting company; "110MB Hosting" and to a new web address at http://zeroday-software.110mb.com/. Our newest web address is ad-free and does not require referrers to be sent.

Previous web addresses were at http://zeroday-software.freetzi.com/ and at http://geocities.com/zeroday_software/. These may no longer work. Please update your bookmarks to the newest web address listed above.We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Due to this change there will be several broken links. A new version of System Shutdown Simulator has also been released with the updated web address. Lets hope that this web host will last longer than the previous one!

.: system shutdown simulator source code

If you are a security software vendor and would like to download the original source code, please send us an email with your details. We will also send you a link to the vendors only section of this website.

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Please feel free to contact ZeroDay Software if:

1. You discover any bugs, problems or incorrect leaktest results in SSS that you would like us to fix.

2. You are a security software vendor and would like us to mention that your software passes / fails SSS on our website.

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If you would like to download a previous version of System Shutdown Simulator, you can do so here:

System Shutdown Simulator Beta 1.1.3 is available here. (11/1/2008)

Change Log:

* Updated to include new web address of ZeroDay Software at http://zeroday-software.110mb.com/.

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System Shutdown Simulator Beta 1.1 is available here. (16/12/2007)

Change Log:

* New Firewall Test Method Used.

* Clear Button For Payload Results

* Minor GUI Changes

Release Notes:

* Firewall Leaktest Component Downloads and Opens Webpage. It is possible that your HIPS software will prevent webpage from opening. This is still a fail as the file was downloaded successfully.

* Ensure Browser Cache cleared in between subsequent running of the firewall test component. This will ensure a new file is downloaded each time the test is run.

* Please report any bugs as there are significant changes in this version. We recommend everyone to re-run the firewall test component as misleading results may have been obtained from previous versions of SSS.

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System Shutdown Simulator Beta 1.0.22 is available here. (10/12/2007)

Change Log:

* Updated to include new web address of ZeroDay Software at http://zeroday-software.freetzi.com/.

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System Shutdown Simulator Beta 1.0.21 is available here. (22/11/2007)

Change Log:

* Fixes bug in ping response message processing (firewall test component)

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System Shutdown Simulator Beta 1.0.20 is available here. (21/11/2007)

Change Log:

* First Release of System Shutdown Simulator Beta to the public

* Minor GUI Fixes (Payload Results)

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