Your most favourite security app

[Gobbler]

Which is your most favourite Anti-Malware application of all time?

[Dermot7]

There's a poll if you'd like to investigate:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=243628 + myself I vote for Prevx, but latest Norton is really good, best suite
I've seen.

[J_L]

Sandboxie and Comodo Firewall.

[jmonge]

DefenSeWall and WinPatrol and PE Guard

[Boost]

sandbox / virtualization

Will never leave home without them :thumb:

[chinook9]

Sandboxie and DefenseWall. Nothing else comes close

[Jav]

AppLocker

[moontan]

Geswall because it's easy to use.

but Sandboxie and Defensewall are my top choices as well.

[TheKid7]

Sandboxie (Paid) and Image for Windows/DOS/Linux.

[Kernelwars]

winpatrol, hitman pro, avira, keyscrambler

[Boost]

-{ Quote: "Geswall because it's easy to use.

but Sandboxie and Defensewall are my top choices as well." }-

This ^

[justenough]

Sandboxie and NOD32.

Guess I'll have to check out GesWall. Can it be used with Sandboxie?

[Boost]

-{ Quote: "Sandboxie and NOD32.

Guess I'll have to check out GesWall. Can it be used with Sandboxie?" }-

No. You have to uninstall Sandboxie first before trying Geswall.

[justenough]

-{ Quote: "No. You have to uninstall Sandboxie first before trying Geswall." }-

Okay, thanks. Just went to their site and they are working on a 64bit version, soon to be released.

[Konata Izumi]

The OS itself.

but for 3rd Party apps...

FREE: Prevx SafeOnline, GeSWall and Comodo Time Machine :thumb:


PAID: Sandboxie, DefenseWall, Winpatrol PRO

[CloneRanger]

Notepad ;D

[atomomega]

Why is everybody mentioning more than 1 app when the thread title clearly states "Most favourite security app" does that mean 2 or more?
So, mine would be Shadow Defender. :thumb:

[justenough]

-{ Quote: "Why is everybody mentioning more than 1 app when the thread title clearly states "Most favourite security app does that mean 2 or more?
So, mine would be Shadow Defender. :thumb:" }-

Okay, okay, you are right. Sandboxie is my favorite. And then NOD32. And WinPatrol is a close 3rd. And DefenseWall would probably be in there if it was 64bit. And now I'll have to check out Shadow Defender. Thanks for keeping this thread on topic.

[Boost]

-{ Quote: "Why is everybody mentioning more than 1 app when the thread title clearly states "Most favourite security app does that mean 2 or more?
So, mine would be Shadow Defender. :thumb:" }-

Linksys Router :thumb:

[Konata Izumi]

-{ Quote: "Why is everybody mentioning more than 1 app when the thread title clearly states "Most favourite security app does that mean 2 or more?
So, mine would be Shadow Defender. :thumb:" }-

hm.. then mine would be the OS itself. Windows 7. :isay:

[Franklin]

Knowledge, experience and the apps in my siggy.

Can anyone tell me how to get rid of the below popup? :doubt:

222307

[jmonge]

nice pop up;)

[CloneRanger]

-{ Quote: "Originally Posted by Franklin

Can anyone tell me how to get rid of the below popup?" }-

Yes just delete Attachment 222307 ;D

[Tarnak]

Whatever works....but, when it comes to the crunch,... FD-ISR ;D

[jmonge]

agree tarnak

[Tarnak]

Thanks...jmonge :thumb:

[jmonge]

we need stuff like this to save our bacons;) and get system back on track:)

[Tarnak]

Too much bacon is not good for you. ;D

[jmonge]

;) ;D :thumb:

[Kernelwars]

-{ Quote: ";) ;D :thumb:" }-
bacon is good but knowing scotty is guarding it.. is indeed a good feeling;D

[Kernelwars]

-{ Quote: "Notepad ;D" }-
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[Franklin]

-{ Quote: "Yes just delete Attachment 222307 ;D" }-
Aahhh, too easy, thanks Cloned One! ;D

[Page42]

-{ Quote: "Why is everybody mentioning more than 1 app when the thread title clearly states "Most favourite security app does that mean 2 or more?" }-
That is indeed the tough part of this topic... picking one and not two or three.
Since few of us can imagine using just one app, our brains resist the instruction to select just one.
But all of that aside, going purely with the thread topic to pick the "most favorite", I would have to say avast! Free. ;)

[cheater87]

Sandboxie :D

[Kernelwars]

-{ Quote: "That is indeed the tough part of this topic... picking one and not two or three.
Since few of us can imagine using just one app, our brains resist the instruction to select just one.
But all of that aside, going purely with the thread topic to pick the "most favorite", I would have to say avast! Free. ;)" }-
hmmm making our life difficult. :o mine is Winpatrol Plus
:) :)

[kjdemuth]

Ahh I would have to say Sandboxie

[Cutting_Edgetech]

Shadow Defender, Returnil 2008, Online Armor, NOD 32, and Avira AV.

P.S. I will probably be adding Appguard to this list when the new fully compatible verion for 64bit comes out.

[trjam]

Old: SafeSpace

New: Dr Web

[Kernelwars]

-{ Quote: "Old: SafeSpace

New: Dr Web" }-
sweet sigs they got...:thumb:

[ExtremeGamerBR]

Norton Internet Security 2011
Emsisoft Mamutu 3.0

Both excellent and incredibly light. :thumb:

[Zyrtec]

Mine:



Firefox + NoScript running Sanboxed [ in Sandboxie, of course]
ESET NOD32 v4.2.64.12
For on-demand scanning [every once in a while ]: MBAM and SAS



All this running on Windows 7 Professional [Win XP NO-MORE]

Hmmm....forgot to include a back-up of what's on my computer HDD on a USB HDD kept in a safe place if something goes wrong and I have to start over again.



Carlos

[stapp]

Sandboxie and FD-ISR.

If I had to pick one from a few years ago it would be Ewido. There was nothing like the red flashing light coupled with the very loud siren when it found a nasty to give you a near heart attack ;D

[yeuxbleus]

Sandboxie (Paid) and Winpatrol

[sg09]

I get very much confused when some1 asks me about this because it kees on changing all times. At present I am getting a fan of Vipre Premium because of its all around balanced protection.

[Mr.PC]

Instant System Recovery (e.g. Rollback, EAZ-FIX, AyRecovery etc.) :thumb:

[G1111]

DefenseWall Personal Firewall:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[forty]

BluePoint Security 2010

[jmonge]

blue point security is strong i tested the other day and i was amazed to see blocking nasty stuff:thumb:

[ExtremeGamerBR]

-{ Quote: "Norton Internet Security 2011
Emsisoft Mamutu 3.0

Both excellent and incredibly light. :thumb:" }-

Just complementing, WinPatrol is also excellent, and deserves to be quoted in my post.

[taleblou]

Hi:

Well defensewall has weak-points (certain stuff pass through) and not 100% effective as it is mentioned in AV-comparative single appl. test. Also geswall on several youtube tests showed malware by passed it so not 100% secure either. SO far the best I have seen from all the youtube test videos (100 of them) Appguard got perfect. Also sandboxie was not immune either. It did not stop some malware once you choose to save some safe application on hard disk and its outside sandbox (malware could hide inside safe applications). From all the videos and research I done so far Appguard was the winner. So this is my view.

Now I think Appguard + Norton antivirus + Comodo firewall with Defense plus (set to maximum by setting its sandbox setting from "partial Trust" to "block" for unknown detections) plus DEP and UAC with fully updated windows should be safe.

[LockBox]

Instant recovery app (Deep Freeze, Returnil, etc. take your pick)
and
Anti-Executable

behind a Linksys WRT54G Router.

Period.

[Boyfriend]

DefenseWall Personal Firewal, WinPatrol PLUS, Emsisoft Mamutu, Returnil System Safe/Wondershare Time Freeze

[J_L]

I would also like to add DyDNS and Paragon Backup & Recovery.

[G1111]

-{ Quote: "Well defensewall has weak-points (certain stuff pass through) and not 100% effective as it is mentioned in AV-comparative single appl. test." }-
What can get through DW?

[kjdemuth]

Other than the trusting something that shouldn't be trusted, I can't think of anything that can get through. I'd like to know what these weak points are myself. Please enlighten us.

[jmonge]

the only weak point i can see is the user adding a malware to the trusted area but the weaker here is the user and not defensewall;D

[Boyfriend]

In default mode, it isolates everything coming from Internet/USB/Network Shares. It is up to user to run an executable as trusted. With proper settings, I am sure nothing can bypass it right now. I have added my important files and folders in secure area and tested numerous scenarios. None of untrusted file/executable can access them until I exclusively grant permissions to access them.

[taleblou]

Hi:

Well here is what AV-comperative says for the defensewall weakpoint.

"DefenseWall HIPS does not block e.g. buffer overflows, phishing attacks, internet connections/browser hijacks."

Link: ~ Removed Direct PDF Link as per AV-Comparatives Request - See Single Product Reviews (http://www.av-comparatives.org/comparativesreviews/single-product-reviews) page for the actual PDF ~


So thats what defensewall misses but I guess CIS 5 will fill this gap maybe?

[atomomega]

this thread is going waaaay off-topic... remember... it's so easy... Your most favourite security app. which is far different from "what's your favourite security setup?"... ::)

[Montecristo]

Sandboxie

[Creer]

Look at my sig - this trio is my fav.
Hard to say and choose only one software as most favourite... ;)

[LoneWolf]

-{ Quote: "
Well here is what AV-comperative says for the defensewall weakpoint.
" }-

Don't forget that test was from may 2009 with version 2.53, almost a year and a half ago, and DW still stoped everything AVC through at it.
The current version 3.07 has a number of improvements (http://www.softsphere.com/news/) including a two way firewall sense then.
Although no one solution (or any setup for that matter) can provide 100% protection, DefenseWall comes pretty damn close.
But a layered security setup is always the best choice, IMO.
So long as there is no (or very little) overlapping.

Back OT.......
Can't make up my mind which is my favorite, DefenseWall or Shadow Defender. :o

[Ibrad]

I can't pick just one:

AV: Panda Cloud

Anti-Spyware: Windows Defender

DNS: ClearCloud

System toolkit thingy: Rising PC Doctor.

Firewall: PricateFirewall

If I had to pick just one Panda Cloud would be the one I would pick however.

[Securon]

Good Afternoon ! Prevx 3.0 with Safe-On-Line. Sincerely...Securon

[shadek]

Prevx

[jmonge]

good afternoon i will say DefenseWall Sincerely...jmonge;)
i copied Securon :)

[jdd58]

Limited user account with an anti-executable of any brand.

[justenough]

-{ Quote: "good afternoon i will say DefenseWall Sincerely...jmonge;)
i copied Securon :)" }-

Still Sandboxie. But Acronis True Image influences all security decisions, since a system image makes everything else less critical.

Edit: I was way off, jmonge, Securon's avatar must be The King of Rocket Men, not the League of Extraodinary Gentleman.

[jmonge]

cool;) :thumb:

[atomomega]

Considering Shadow Defender's website will be gone (if things don't change) by april 2011, I think there's no point on hoping for it to be further developed. Abandonware... So sad. Anyway, I guess my most favourite security app (it was sharing No. 1 with SD) will be VIPRE Premium. Such a great well-rounded security solution, very powerful yet extremely little impact on system resources... and pocket ($$$)... :thumb:

[Noob]

I like Malware Defender :thumb:

[tipo]

Rollback RX

[justenough]

-{ Quote: "Considering Shadow Defender's website will be gone (if things don't change) by april 2011, I think there's no point on hoping for it to be further developed. Abandonware... So sad. Anyway, I guess my most favourite security app (it was sharing No. 1 with SD) will be VIPRE Premium. Such a great well-rounded security solution, very powerful yet extremely little impact on system resources... and pocket ($$$)... :thumb:" }-

Hope we hear something before April.

I will have to look into Vipre after reading this post.

[gazs1]

Defensewall:thumb:

[tonyf1971]

Online Armor :thumb:

[Daveski17]

I like MSE, it's simple, effective, light & FREE! :thumb:

[andyman35]

No question about it for me,Sandboxie.

[muf]

KAV 4

[Persian Boy]

WoW! I read all comments and no one use CIS ;D

My favorite apps:

Comodo Internet Security
ClearClod DNS

Thats all ;)

[Mongol]

The big three in my signature below and I would even throw in Avira on my other rig. They have served me well for nearly two years now...8)

[malexous]

AppLocker.

I use default rules and Run as Admin for all new files (sometimes in Sandboxie). Currently, only have one custom rule. Effective and almost non-restrictive.

[EASTER]

I will get hammered for this but here goes anyway.

Yes, i still find EQSysSecure totally configurable to the point of nearly not needing much more additional then an AV plus a behavioral blocker for good measure in spite of the nuclear defense arsenal that rests in my siggy below which i choose to rotate either at random or on a regular basis.

That keeps the new malware developers completely off balance ;D

[buckslayr]

MBAM Pro. Finds the nasties and has real-time and IP protection.

[Rmus]

-{ Quote: "Which is your most favourite Anti-Malware application of all time?" }-Opera Browser!

Configured properly, no remote code execution exploit in the wild that I've seen gets through.

That leaves the social engineering exploits, and you don't need a security product to prevent against that!:

222404


----
rich

[trjam]

I like everything!!:)

[wat0114]

-{ Quote: "
That keeps the new malware developers completely off balance ;D" }-

Somehow I doubt they're focusing their exploits specifically against you, Easter ::)

Anyway.... Applocker, followed closely by SRP & Sandboxie as my favorite.

[firzen771]

-{ Quote: "Somehow I doubt they're focusing their exploits specifically against you, Easter ::) " }-

idk, this is THE easter, they quite possibly might be :P

and i have to say, minus the severe IO usage, ill say F-Secure AV is my new fav product. a very advanced AV, way beyond the basics

[Plati]

My fav app is Avast! 5 Free. It's simply & strong protection for home users and most popular antivirus software in my country.

[Kernelwars]

Hitman pro;D

[pidbo]

Sandboxie 3.46

[Kees1958]

-{ Quote: "Opera Browser!

Configured properly, no remote code execution exploit in the wild that I've seen gets through.

That leaves the social engineering exploits, and you don't need a security product to prevent against that!:

222404


----
rich" }-


Rich,

Mind sharing these configuration settings?

[eugene91]

MalwareBytesAntiMalware Free :D

[Eru]

PEGuard, SpyShelter and EAZ-Fix/RollbackRx

[Konata Izumi]

-{ Quote: "Rich,

Mind sharing these configuration settings?" }-

Do want tooo! ;D

[Yoda1953]

Without a doubt: Sandboxie (paid) :thumb:

[JoeBlack40]

CIS and Avast!.

[trjam]

Prevx, Eset, Hitman Pro, Dr Web, Geswall, MSE, Avast, etc.etc.

[whitedragon551]

My vote goes to Dr Web AV.

Second is DynDNS blocking through my router.

Third is my Paragon imaging coupled with my 1.5TB HD.

[Osaban]

Storagecraft ShadowProtect Desktop, not a security application per se, but a remedy to all computer software problems.

[atomomega]

-{ Quote: "Storagecraft ShadowProtect Desktop, not a security application per se, but a remedy to all computer software problems." }-
Truly one of the best backup/restore apps. Too bad is so freakin' expensive (IMO) :thumbd: but it's worth the money after all... :thumb:

[trjam]

Your most favourite security app

Wilders ;D

[jmonge]

HitMan Pro:thumb: :thumb:

[Triple Helix]

I'm going to have think for a moment! ;D Prevx with SafeOnline

TH

[jmonge]

all i can say is;D ;D

[Triple Helix]

It Rocks! Very Lightly on the system! :thumb:

TH

[jmonge]

i was going to say that;D

[IBadget]

My most favorite security app is ClearCloud DNS because it blocks malicious websites. Nothing, not even CIS, can stop a foolish web surfer from downloading malware via social engineering.

[Kernelwars]

-{ Quote: "HitMan Pro:thumb: :thumb:" }-
count me in:thumb: ;D

[Noob]

Malware Defender (LOL, i think i like it too much, thanks aspirins;))

[LODBROK]

Malware Defender! Not just because it's free, stable and a superb ultra-configurable HIPS and firewall but because just when you thought you had it all squared away an alert will popup for something else for your browser or editor or screen cap and you do a "I didn't know Explorer did that." ;D

[ako]

LUA, of course.

[Kernelwars]

-{ Quote: "Malware Defender (LOL, i think i like it too much, thanks aspirins;))" }-
indeed I see it. Dont forget to stock the aspirins though;D

[Saraceno]

Prevx / Hitman Pro tie. :thumb:

-{ Quote: "I like everything!!:)" }-

That you do! ;) Me thinks someone has to get you setup on steam, and playing Counter Strike Source! Be your new addiction!

[mike21]

FD-ISR

[tipo]

geswall

[moontan]

definitely geswall.

very simple and it doesn't give me headaches. ;)

[SafetyFirst]

Gold medal ---------- Sandboxie
Silver medal --------- DefenseWall
Bronze medal -------- Shadow Defender

[jmonge]

well explain buddy;)

[silat]

Sandboxie.......

[Plati]

Avira Personal and Avast are my favourite apps.

[1chaoticadult]

MBAM has to be my favorite app. It has helped me save 4-5 computers when they were infected.

[Kernelwars]

-{ Quote: "MBAM has to be my favorite app. It has helped me save 4-5 computers when they were infected." }-
ah ..MBAM indeed is a very useful tool:thumb:

[1chaoticadult]

-{ Quote: "ah ..MBAM indeed is a very useful tool:thumb:" }-

But Hitman Pro is gaining on MBAM as my favorite app ;D

[jmonge]

same here HitMan Pro;) :thumb:

[Kernelwars]

-{ Quote: "same here HitMan Pro;) :thumb:" }- Hitman indeed:thumb:

[IceCube1010]

GeSWall, don't know how long they will be around.

[gambla]

Geswall,
simple and safe. Everything CIS, Avira and Threatfire misses is stopped with Geswall.

[moontan]

Geswall and Shadow Defender.

i think we should hear about a new release of Geswall soon because the free version expires on December 12 this year if i remember.

[c2d]

Sandboxie :thumb:
NOD32 :thumb:
Prevx :thumb:

[Gobbler]

-{ Quote: "Geswall and Shadow Defender.

i think we should hear about a new release of Geswall soon because the free version expires on December 12 this year if i remember." }-
I have a very strange feeling that the future versions of GW would only be x64 compatible cause I have sent three mails to Gentle security enquiring about 'whenabouts' of GW version 3.0 very specifically, but every time in their replies, they only refered to 64 bit version of GW in their replies and seemed to elude from version 3.0.

[DIgiDis]

My favorite anti-malware ap has to be Sun's VirtualBox. My second favorite is Paragon's free Backup and Recovery imaging software. Third would be the Avast Internet Security suite.

I would say I prefer Ubuntu as my favorite anti-malware ap, but that is an OS and so much more than a security measure for me.

[general_zerohour]

without a doubt. Hitman Pro

[Kernelwars]

-{ Quote: "without a doubt. Hitman Pro" }-
indeed :thumb:

[Cutting_Edgetech]

Shadow Defender, Online Armor, and Appguard.

[jmonge]

for me is HitMan Pro,PE Guard and DeFenseWall:thumb:

[Kernelwars]

-{ Quote: "for me is HitMan Pro,PE Guard and DeFenseWall:thumb:" }-
what about scotty J?;D

[jmonge]

scotty has to improve alitle more but i love it too;)

[TheMozart]

-{ Quote: "Which is your most favourite Anti-Malware application of all time?" }-

My brain (common-sense, reasoning mental faculties).

Never been infected, and I been using the internet since 1994.

[pintas]

-{ Quote: "Never been infected, and I been using the internet since 1994." }-

;D
That's just funny.
It reminds me of a neighbour of mine that had 6 AVs running realtime on his machine. He too said he was never infected and that he couldn't be because of all those AVs.

Then a friend of mine (cough, cough) infected his pc remotely with a trojan he made and all went to hell. :argh: Now he uses linux...

ok...

PE Guard is just my favourite. Love it. Comodo firewall is pretty cool as well and AVZ.

[jmonge]

cool;) i bet you have some registry tweaks mozart;) ;D

[TheMozart]

-{ Quote: ";D
That's just funny.
It reminds me of a neighbour of mine that had 6 AVs running realtime on his machine. He too said he was never infected and that he couldn't be because of all those AVs.

Then a friend of mine (cough, cough) infected his pc remotely with a trojan he made and all went to hell. :argh: Now he uses linux...

ok...

PE Guard is just my favourite. Love it. Comodo firewall is pretty cool as well and AVZ." }-

I have never had an AV. Don't need one.

Ask your friend to try to infect me with a trojan. I will give you both $10,000 if you succeed.

BTW, PE Guard is a barebones security application that delivers only the essential options required to keep malware out. But if you have common sense like me, you won't need it anyway.

Why waste money on something that is only needed if you are visiting illegal/dodgy websites and installing suspect programs from dodgy websites?

[TheMozart]

-{ Quote: "cool;) i bet you have some registry tweaks mozart;) ;D" }-

No, I do not.

[jmonge]

then how do you protect your self from drive by downloads?or sneaking malware that dont let you know what they are injecting into system???

[pintas]

-{ Quote: "Ask your friend to try to infect me with a trojan. I will give you both $10,000 if you succeed." }-

You seem to be way to confident about your security setup.
Let's just hope no one claims that prize. :)

-{ Quote: "BTW, PE Guard is a barebones security application that delivers only the essential options required to keep malware out. But if you have common sense like me, you won't need it anyway.

Why waste money on something that is only needed if you are visiting illegal/dodgy websites and installing suspect programs from dodgy websites?" }-

I completely disagree with you, and i'm sorry to say that sounds very noobish to me.
What about Phishing? Drive by downloads? ARP poisoning?....etc... There's no common sense strong enough to deal with those. Also, there aren't DNS servers or hosts editors enough to block all malicious websites. So, if you want to browse the internet freely, you will eventually find yourself in one of those dangerous websites. What common sense will you use then?
Even websites you think are safe can be hacked and spread dangerous stuff. That occurs sometimes.
But, hell... Maybe it's just me.

[jmonge]

pintas i 100% agree with what you say man:thumb:

[Franklin]

-{ Quote: "So, if you want to browse the internet freely, you will eventually find yourself in one of those dangerous websites." }-
And some deliberately look for such websites and grab what they can. ;)

Banking/buying online never done here.

[pintas]

Another fine example.
Unfortunately i cannot afford not doing online banking. I'm 6000 miles away from home... :-\
Which reminds me... can't wait for a good PEGuard keylogger defense. :)

[jmonge]

me too:) but opaida is taking for ever man;D

[J_L]

Comodo is another favourite of mine. Kept using it ever since version 2.

[simisg]

avast! , comodo internet security

[shadek]

Hitman Pro and Prevx.

[TheMozart]

-{ Quote: "then how do you protect your self from drive by downloads?or sneaking malware that dont let you know what they are injecting into system???" }-

Protect it from what? I don't download anything that contains malware.

In fact I rarely download anything new. And when I do, it's something I buy from a reputable and credible company. And on occasion, I have downloaded something from softpedia, and then I will upload it to virustotal before I install it. But I think softpedia are rather trustworthy.

So I don't use an AV, no need, and never been infected.

[TheMozart]

-{ Quote: "Another fine example.
Unfortunately i cannot afford not doing online banking. I'm 6000 miles away from home... :-\
Which reminds me... can't wait for a good PEGuard keylogger defense. :)" }-

You should be looking at prevention before the cure. If you are infected with a keylogger to begin with, then you need to reevaluate your whole internet behavior and raise your education in how to prevent being infected in the first place.

My banks that I use all have virtual keyboards that changes everytime you log in, making keyloggers useless anyway. What kind of bank do you use that don't use virtual keyboards? I would change banks if I were you.

In addition, if my bank's website was hacked and redirected, I am fully covered for all loss if I was a victim.

[Scoobs72]

-{ Quote: "I have never had an AV. Don't need one.

" }-

Curious. According to your Wilders posts you have run the following at some point during 2010:

- Malwarebytes
- A-squared
- Avira
- Nod32
- Avast
- Norton

Hopefully that puts this little detour to an end. My favourite - it has to be Sandboxie :)

[jmonge]

all i can say it's that humans(us)make mistakes and it takes 1 bad file to find out or realize that we need an antivirus scaner;D well my 2 mexican pesos

[whitedragon551]

Just wanted to let you guys know lulz are being had.

My new favorite is Panda CAV Pro.

[jmonge]

cool;) any coments on panda man?

[whitedragon551]

-{ Quote: "cool;) any coments on panda man?" }-

Well free is a plus. I dont normally run into malware, but it runs light, completes scans quickly, and is compatible with PrevX SOL facebook giveaway. I do alot of online gaming and the cloud doesnt get in the way of ping so its very minimal which is also another plus.

[jmonge]

nice :)

[kjdemuth]

MBAM. 'nuff said.

[buckslayr]

-{ Quote: "MBAM. 'nuff said." }-

+1. Love it!

[jmonge]

mbam beta is a champ;)

[Page42]

It's pretty cool having MBAMPro1.46 all loaded up and running fine,
being very satisfied with the program,
and all I'm reading about is how sweet v1.50 is in beta...
Like the song says, "Things are going great, and they're only getting better". 8)

[jmonge]

i noticed you have avast how is avast with mbampro?

[Page42]

Exceptional. A very compatible pair. :)

[jmonge]

nice to know:thumb:

[TheMozart]

-{ Quote: "I think you'll find most of us on here have been using the internet since it became widely available to the public, although I note that your "over 20 years" makes you one of the internet's very early pioneers, long before it became commercially available in the early 1990's, and before the development of the very first browser. However, length of service does not equate to competency." }-

Yes, I was one of the early birds to use the Internet. When I first started it cost me $18 per hour to use the Internet.

[jmonge]

very expensive indeed:)

[TheMozart]

-{ Quote: "Curious. According to your Wilders posts you have run the following at some point during 2010:

- Malwarebytes
- A-squared
- Avira
- Nod32
- Avast
- Norton

Hopefully that puts this little detour to an end. My favourite - it has to be Sandboxie :)" }-

I have tried many applications out of interest and curiosity, but I never have them installed and resident on my system. Total waste of time...never been infected in 20 years and never will be because prevention is better than a cure and my system has preventive measures setup making it impossible for malware/virus to be downloaded and installed.

[jmonge]

i have my ie6 set to blocks all types of executable files to block drive by attacks;) it's a smart tweak;)

[TheMozart]

-{ Quote: "then, you aren't using just "common sense" as you claim.
you in fact rely on a whole bunch of stuff.
..." }-

Common sense told me to stop javascript, activex, Java etc from being able to be executed. Common sense is the best security app you can use.

[jmonge]

you have a very good aproach as you close the open door "the browser" very smart;) :thumb:

[TheMozart]

-{ Quote: "i have my ie6 set to blocks all types of executable files to block drive by attacks;) it's a smart tweak;)" }-

Elaborate please?> :) You sound like a smart person.

[jmonge]

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3
then find line 1806 and right click to it and modify it's value to 3 insted of 1

[jmonge]

very simple:)

[Cudni]

off topic posts removed. Stay on subject please

[AlexC]

Sandboxie:thumb:

[jmonge]

it's hard to choose but i think HitMan Pro or Defensewall will be my choice;)

[justenough]

Engaging sandbox, as suggested two posts down by Gobbler.

[moontan]

-{ Quote: "Common sense told me to stop javascript, activex, Java etc from being able to be executed. Common sense is the best security app you can use." }-

that's odd because for me, using NoScript and Sandboxie like you do is "nonsense".

why is it "nonsense" for me?
because those apps stress me out.
i don't feel "Zen like" when using those apps.
one should use what one is comfortable with.

though i wouldn't mistake my way of things as "common sense"...

[justenough]

Ok that's confusing. Guess Gobbler's post got deleted but mine didn't. Anyway, he suggested dealing with noxious elements by using a sandbox policy.

[Athletic]

1. Surely Sandboxie - Ultra light - fast, ultra secure, practical and easy to use.
2. Prevx - Fast, small and light, strong realtime scanner, didn't find conflicts.
3. GesWall

*Shadow Defender is good, but needs lots of exclusions to make it practical for everyday use.

*ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE never let me down for simple image backup and restore.

*HIPS - many conflicts with system and apps.( Online Armor, Comodo...no matter)

*Classical AV slows down the system, more or less, and not too strong on 0 days malware.

[malexous]

With the many ways Sandboxie can be set-up (and the fact that there are uses for it besides security), I like it just as much as AppLocker.

[moontan]

-{ Quote: "
*Shadow Defender is good, but needs lots of exclusions to make it practical for everyday use." }-

i solved that problem (for my liking anyway) by running portable apps (as much as possible), and putting a download/save folder on a different drive than my OS.
that drive never goes in "shadow mode".

this way i don't even need to use exclusions.
when i want something to "stick" ( Windows updates, software install etc) i do it in non shadowed mode.

this works perfect for my need.

[safeguy]

I'd give 1 *favourite* for each category...

Limiting rights: LUA (SuRun)
Denying initial execution: SRP
Hardening tool: EMET

Real-time desktop AV:
Avira - my 1st love.
Avast - my current scandal

Real-time cloud-based AV: Panda Cloud
On-demand scanner: Hitman Pro

Classical HIPS: Comodo Defense+
Policy-based HIPS: DefenseWall
Behavior Blocker: Mamutu
Anti-keylogger with HIPS: SpyShelter
'Light HIPS': WinPatrol

Application sandbox: Sandboxie
Light virtualization: Shadow Defender
ISR: Eaz-Fix (Comodo Time Machine not as stable yet)

Firewall: Have not decided yet
Imaging: Haven't played with much yet since I don't have an external drive.

[whitedragon551]

I think Spyshelter is my new favorite.

[jmonge]

my fab still hitman pro:thumb:

[Kid Shamrock]

DefenseWall - Very strong and easy to use. Support when needed is excellent. Immediate response from developer to any new security threats. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[jmonge]

yes yes yes i forgot my beloved program;)
DefenseWall:thumb:

[Kernelwars]

-{ Quote: "yes yes yes i forgot my beloved program;)
DefenseWall:thumb:" }-
Comodo D+ and Hitman Pro;D

[jmonge]

nice;D