Which one should I add?

[Ohmy]

Hi,

I'm using Defensewall right now,
I know DW is the only software I need,
but I would like to add either Avast! or Threatfire.

Because I sometimes have to use IE as trusted,
and I have the ActiveSkin issue for DW,
so I'm thinking that I might need just one more software
that will cover that.

Which one is lighter?

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[HURST]

Both are light.
Both offer good protection.
TF might be better due to zero-day protection.
It depends how comfortable you feel by answering prompts. Although TF is very silent, you may have to make some choices every now and then.

Personally, I would go with TF, advanced rules are very usefull. Look for threads and posts by Kees1958, he has very good know-how on TF.

It could also be suggested that you use both, but it seems that you want to keep things light.

I will search for an old thread on TF advanced rules, when I find it, I'll edit this post.

EDIT: Take a look here (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=183020)

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[Makav3l1]

My understanding is that defensewall is a hips program with sandboxing included. That being said, I would rather supplement it with a strong a/v like avira over adding another hips program in Threatfire to avoid conflicts.

[Ohmy]

-{ Quote: "Both are light.
Both offer good protection.
TF might be better due to zero-day protection.
It depends how comfortable you feel by answering prompts. Although TF is very silent, you may have to make some choices every now and then.

Personally, I would go with TF, advanced rules are very usefull. Look for threads and posts by Kees1958, he has very good know-how on TF.

It could also be suggested that you use both, but it seems that you want to keep things light.

I will search for an old thread on TF advanced rules, when I find it, I'll edit this post.

EDIT: Take a look here (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=183020)

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Thanks :)

[hex_614]

go for AVG 8.0 + Norton AntiBot

[muf]

-{ Quote: "My understanding is that defensewall is a hips program with sandboxing included." }-

No, it's not a sandbox. It lowers the privileges of files that come through your browser so that they don't have access to sensitive area's of your pc. I supplement it with Sandboxie but there is debate regarding whether there is any real benefit from doing this.

-{ Quote: "I would rather supplement it with a strong a/v like avira over adding another hips program" }-

That makes good sense, although I didn't do that because maybe I lack good sense. :blink:

muf

[Makav3l1]

It is a policy based sandbox then? Like GeSWall.

[muf]

-{ Quote: "It is a policy based sandbox then? Like GeSWall." }-

I've never used GesWall, but reading the POC they appear very similar.

muf

[HURST]

Indeed GesWall and DefenseWall are very similar. Same concept, almost same funcionality.

[Ilya Rabinovich]

-{ Quote: "Indeed GesWall and DefenseWall are very similar. Same concept, almost same funcionality." }-
Well, not really. GeSWall is using more virtualization. But, in general- base concepts are very close to each other.

[Someone]

Hi

-{ Quote: "TF might be better due to zero-day protection.
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I agree with this!

[The Hammer]

-{ Quote: "go for AVG 8.0 + Norton AntiBot" }-If you read the original post you it contained no mention of these programs.