What is your security setup these days?

[Page42]

Originally Posted by Rompin Raider

Just got home...find what you needed?

Yep. Good here. Thanks for the heads up on the article, I'd missed it.

[Rompin Raider]

Originally Posted by Page42

Yep. Good here. Thanks for the heads up on the article, I'd missed it.

Life is good on the farm...yes?

[bo elam]

Originally Posted by asaens

Only thing I don't like about Time Freeze is it gives you about 4 GB of cache space and when that eventually gets close to being filled up you have to reboot ...

Reading this thread will make you happy, specially the last reply by Toolwiz Support.

http://forums.toolwiz.com/topic/increase-the-cache-size

Bo

[Djigi]

Yep, the new version 1.9.3 is just released and you can set the cache size now .

What's New in This Release:

· Added support to set the cache size
· Allows not to always show toolbar on the most top
· Allows not to show the warning when cache is used out
· Fixed several minor bugs

[JoeBlack40]

My all time favorite combination...
Avast free
CIS FW D+
WinPatrol Plus
SBIE

[kjdemuth]

Mine too Joe! Not much is getting through that!

[luciddream]

Originally Posted by clocks

That's why I'm skeptical it may be a lucid dream.

It's no dream... it's reality. Keep in mind I'm not counting Task Manager or System Idle Process. The former only runs when you look at it that way, and the latter is the lack of processes, not one. Anyway I'm looking at mine with Comodo and neither of those show up.

I have only 10 system services running. And only 2 instances of svchost. 1 thing on automatic startup (cpf.exe)... Comodo FW.

I've learned how to trim this OS down and take "only what you need to survive"... no industrial strength hair dryers here. And I will do the same with the next OS when I upgrade. I know you can't scale things back as much on them though. When you have a box with 1 GB of RAM, are too cheap/stubborn to upgrade until forced to, and demand a safe & snappy setup... you learn to be resourceful.

I could even disable Windows Firewall/ICS and free up more resources, have 1 less service & process running, if I wanted to. But that little padlock symbol over my network and seeing the word "firewalled" just creates a nice placebo for me : )

[JoeBlack40]

Originally Posted by kjdemuth

Mine too Joe! Not much is getting through that!

Yep,you're 100% right kj!The protection is simply awesome,and it is super strong and super light,my laptop is working like no security is installed on it.And i really mean it!

[Djigi]

Originally Posted by luciddream

It's no dream... it's reality. Keep in mind I'm not counting Task Manager or System Idle Process. The former only runs when you look at it that way, and the latter is the lack of processes, not one. Anyway I'm looking at mine with Comodo and neither of those show up.

I have only 10 system services running. And only 2 instances of svchost. 1 thing on automatic startup (cpf.exe)... Comodo FW.

I've learned how to trim this OS down and take "only what you need to survive"... no industrial strength hair dryers here. And I will do the same with the next OS when I upgrade. I know you can't scale things back as much on them though. When you have a box with 1 GB of RAM, are too cheap/stubborn to upgrade until forced to, and demand a safe & snappy setup... you learn to be resourceful.

I could even disable Windows Firewall/ICS and free up more resources, have 1 less service & process running, if I wanted to. But that little padlock symbol over my network and seeing the word "firewalled" just creates a nice placebo for me : )

Can you make a screenshot of Task Manager or Procesess Explorer?
Tnx

[Brandonn2010]

Originally Posted by luciddream

It's no dream... it's reality. Keep in mind I'm not counting Task Manager or System Idle Process. The former only runs when you look at it that way, and the latter is the lack of processes, not one. Anyway I'm looking at mine with Comodo and neither of those show up.

I have only 10 system services running. And only 2 instances of svchost. 1 thing on automatic startup (cpf.exe)... Comodo FW.

I've learned how to trim this OS down and take "only what you need to survive"... no industrial strength hair dryers here. And I will do the same with the next OS when I upgrade. I know you can't scale things back as much on them though. When you have a box with 1 GB of RAM, are too cheap/stubborn to upgrade until forced to, and demand a safe & snappy setup... you learn to be resourceful.

I could even disable Windows Firewall/ICS and free up more resources, have 1 less service & process running, if I wanted to. But that little padlock symbol over my network and seeing the word "firewalled" just creates a nice placebo for me : )

I don't see how you can have so few things running. Even after doing BlackViper's Tweaked list I still have 39 processes, of course his list is services not processes.

[luciddream]

Here you go: Keep in mind Irfanview (i_view32) was used to take the screenshot. Axe taskmgr as well (which normally isn't running), and the System Idle Process (which isn't really a process)... and you've got 11.

[luciddream]

Originally Posted by Brandonn2010

I don't see how you can have so few things running. Even after doing BlackViper's Tweaked list I still have 39 processes, of course his list is services not processes.

We are talking XP here, not 7, right? 39 processes on XP being the least you can get it down to = absurd. We can't be on the same page here...

Black Viper was a nice starting point of reference, but I got so far ahead of that. I found out what every service on XP does and whether they're essential to me or not. If it's not absolutely necessary for the stability or security of my setup, it's not there. The only exception being Windows Firewall/ICS for reasons stated.

Even take note of the bare bones background. That's how hardcore I am, lol. When I close full screen apps it must cut at least 1 tenth of a second off. Hey... that adds up.

[Brandonn2010]

Originally Posted by luciddream

We are talking XP here, not 7, right? 39 processes on XP being the least you can get it down to = absurd. We can't be on the same page here...

Black Viper was a nice starting point of reference, but I got so far ahead of that. I found out what every service on XP does and whether they're essential to me or not. If it's not absolutely necessary for the stability or security of my setup, it's not there. The only exception being Windows Firewall/ICS for reasons stated.

Even take note of the bare bones background. That's how hardcore I am, lol. When I close full screen apps it must cut at least 1 tenth of a second off. Hey... that adds up.

Windows 7 Pro x64 is what I have. I would love to be able to get my system that light, not that my computer is taxed right now.

[Amit]

I'm using what's in my sig.

[Amit]

Added SAS as on-demand scanner. Setup feels stronger.

[jmonge]

removed Zone Alarm Antivirus with FireWall Free

[KelvinW4]

How was it

[Electrum]

Hi everyone, new to the forums.. have some questions about my security setup on my business computer.

I just downloaded the free "ConstantGuard" Comcast/Xfinity version of Norton 360. Has anyone tried this and is it a viable option as a stand-alone?

I am running that and Kingsoft PC Doctor for startup profiles. I also run the following every couple days:

CCleaner
SAS
Malwarebytes Free
Keriver Backup

Also, I play around with PeerBlock & HotspotShield, not sure if they are helping or not.

Any opinions or advice you could give would be greatly appreciated. I am a novice and I want to know what the experts think!

Thank you in advance --
Electrum

[Amit]

Just trimmed down the setup.

Real-time/on-access:
WSA-E

On-demand:
MBAM+HMP

[jmonge]

good choice amit
kelvin zonealarm antivirus was very heavy like godzilla

[Dark Shadow]

Back to the drawing board for security as now I am on OSX Lion 10.7.4

[Dark Shadow]

Os X 10.7.4 Lion. Added Chrome browser - OEM Firewall block All Inbound - DeepFreeze - Router Firewall.

[Brandonn2010]

No changes, but I got my idle # of processes down to 25, Task Manager and System Idle Process excluded

Decided that when BitDefender Trafficlight uses HTTPS, I will add that and get rid of Avast!

[tomazyk]

Originally Posted by Electrum

Hi everyone, new to the forums.. have some questions about my security setup on my business computer.

I just downloaded the free "ConstantGuard" Comcast/Xfinity version of Norton 360. Has anyone tried this and is it a viable option as a stand-alone?

I am running that and Kingsoft PC Doctor for startup profiles. I also run the following every couple days:

CCleaner
SAS
Malwarebytes Free
Keriver Backup

Also, I play around with PeerBlock & HotspotShield, not sure if they are helping or not.

Any opinions or advice you could give would be greatly appreciated. I am a novice and I want to know what the experts think!

Thank you in advance --
Electrum

Hi Electrum and welcome to forums!

I've never tried Norton 360 but I did use NIS and NAV in past and was satisfied with them. I think that Norton 360 is viable as stand alone protection.

When it comes to on demand scanning I would suggest you to replace SAS with HitmanPro.

I don't know what kind of computer user are you (novice or expert) so I can hardly give you any advice. Two things that come to my mind are update checker (like Secunia) and software to backup your system. That way you can restore your system in case of infection or other system problems.

Otherwise, I think that you setup is solid.

[Electrum]

Originally Posted by tomazyk

Hi Electrum and welcome to forums!

I've never tried Norton 360 but I did use NIS and NAV in past and was satisfied with them. I think that Norton 360 is viable as stand alone protection.

When it comes to on demand scanning I would suggest you to replace SAS with HitmanPro.

I don't know what kind of computer user are you (novice or expert) so I can hardly give you any advice. Two things that come to my mind are update checker (like Secunia) and software to backup your system. That way you can restore your system in case of infection or other system problems.

Otherwise, I think that you setup is solid.

Thanks for the advice! I do have the free version of Hitman, but the free version does not remove anything? . I'm half-novice, but I do read this thread when I get a chance.

So you recommend Secunia for backup? Is Keriver considered acceptable or are there inherent problems with it?

I would prefer to use SBIE, but a bit wary of how to set it up properly. I'm running W7 64bit.. is it fairly straighforward?

Thanks again for your advice--