Are Default Settings Good Enough?

Hi,

I'm a long-time Kaspersky Internet Security user that's giving Webroot a try.

Just wondering whether the default settings are good enough for day-to-day surfing and gaming. Or, do you guys recommend making any tweaks?

As well, do I need to add a third-party firewall or is Webroot's firewall (coupled with the default Win 7 firewall) good enough?

Thanks for you advice,

 

Season to taste. XD

The default settings are "Optimal" for everyday use. Set and Forget and it just does its stuff. Power users and some special cases may warrant different settings, but they are not necessary. Of course changing settings will have effects that you need to account for ("Warn on everything" would create more warnings, for example, so you shouldn't complain that it's popping up too many messages if you told it to pop up too many messages. )

I personally use default and Windows 7 firewall. Since the Windows firewall does have port-level and process-level controls now, it works fine for me. Usually it's a matter of pummeling the firewall into submission. :/ I used to use Signal 9 firewall as a network firewall but that's quite long ago dead.

Poke through the settings and see if any catch your eye. Make sure you take the side effects and main effects into consideration when you set them. Then set it as you like. Or just ignore them, leave it at default, and you're still set.

 

and ask here if you are un-shure of what a setting does there are many people here who will help you out!!

 

It's worth noting that there are "settings" and "advanced settings". If changes are made to advanced settings and then a slider is moved on the settings page the changes on the advanced page may be undone (if memory serves).

 

correct there is a default button so if you select a settings and are not sure you could always click the default button.

 

Answer to your question: yes they are.

Can you play with them to personalise them: yes lots of options for power users to play with

As an example: lean and mean settings I use for WSA (UAC on WIn7 is on default) https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=2155294&postcount=27724