Security

My setup these days is tweaked with too much overlap for my liking?

So I would like comments on what to drop - and why? or I guess what to add...

Real-time
Outpost firewall - HW firewall Stateful firewall
NOD anti-virus / KAV depends on machine
PC Tools Spyware Doctor
RegRun with AntiHacker - u/l lic
SpywareBlaster
Online Amour - not sure about keeping Outpost + AppDefender/PG do this
DefenseWall - main machine only
Process Guard or AppDfender - depends on Machine
RegDefender Free - depends on machine
Proxomitron web-filter (with Kye-U filters) or Webwasher depends on machine
Safe N Secure - not installed free lic but I think/feel it is able to compete against the other hips - particulary in repsect to "Behaviour Blockers"


On-demand
Spybot S&D
Ewido anti-trojan
A2 anti-trojan
BitDefender
TDS
Port Explorer


Tweaks
SafeXP
HTAStop
Computer Security Tool - free lic
Secure-It

All Windows machines running also:

First Defence ISR
CCleaner
DropMyRights
Firefox browser
Opera browser
TOR / GhostSurf sometimes

 

Hi,
I'd say (this is a recommendation ONLY!!)
Use either Online Armor or DefenseWall or ProcessGuard or AppDefender but not all 4.
You do not need RegRun or RegDefender if you use any of the above.
You do not need Safe 'N' Sec.

On-demand stuff doesn't hurt. It's the matter of HD space.

Do you use Spyware Doctor paid?

TDS is a bit outdated.

Mrk

 

Thanks

I have kinda settled on DefenseWall and ProcessGuard

RegRun does provide good registry tracking - I agree defensewall takes care of internet apps .... but I like to know what is being changed by apps locally


As a Safe 'N' Sec beta tester - I have a soft spot for it - but no real need @ moment.


Spyware Doctor paid? Yep got a free license off a magazine offer seems quite good. Outpost has a realtime module in any case

 

Really, what magazine and is the offer still good? Thx.

 

If you use IE6 IE-SPYAD (a block list for restricted sites zone):

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/resource.htm

I also use a Hosts File (MVPS) this is another simple tool that does not use system resources:

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Other than the overlapping coverage in process and registry defense you seem to have most things coverd.

TDS is no longer being supported so I may drop that. I use TrojanHunter (Gavin Coe is now doing updates for TH).

 

Yep - PCPro in the UK December issue closed 17th dec

 

I did use blockpost in Outpost for a while.


With Ewido anti-trojan and A2 anti-trojan I never really felt exposed because of TDS support ... there are some nice tools in it - but I don't tend to use it much