The second setup VoodooShield blocks execution in malware prone folders & has a local whitelist Vs cloud based in Avast. The first setup although Avast and OA both whitelist apps they obviously have other features that don't overlap so definitely not overkill. Avast (hardened mode-aggressive) + online armor (app whitelisting enabled)Ģx - Avast (hardened mode-aggressive) + VoodooShield I'm using this mode on my tablet and sister's computer where apps are rarely updated or installed and everything is working just fine. If you deal with new program releases, both will get slightly annoying (especially if those apps aren't digitally signed), but Aggressive is more user friendly from my experience. You can say it provides nearly 100% protection. As funny as it might sound, this mode at least from my experience works better than 'Moderate' and also provides dramatically higher protection. Anything not on the whitelist is blocked.

Pretty much entirely disregards file behavior on the system and strictly obeys the whitelist. Basically, program has to exhibit some basic suspicious characteristics and it will get blocked entirely. It gets triggered by preliminary file analysis and reputation, but then program doesn't get analyzed by the DeepScreen, instead it's blocked instantly. Automatically blocks anything that would otherwise trigger DeepScreen analysis.

Avast hardened mode 2019