Thoughts on Current Setup?

I hate these questions as much as the next person but...

Currently use:
1. Sandboxie to sandbox both FireFox & IE.
2. SuperAntiSpyware resident and on-demand.
3. NOD32 - "all" options enabled
4. BoClean
5. Windows Defender.

So far with the above I have not been "hit" with anything the current setup did not handle.

Am I missing anything critical? I'm behind a router though and I have MS Firewall turned off, but thought:

1. Comodo might be an option.
2. I was thinking about adding Pro-Security as a HIPS.

Thoughts are appreciated.
Mark.

 

i dont know of anything critical you missed, though id remove Windows Defender.

 

Thanks WFSUser,

Why do you advise to remove WD? Is it redundant given SuperAntispyware?

Also, how do you feel about adding either or both of COmodo and Pro-sec HIPS?

Thanks,
Mark.

 

yes. and u also have boclean as well.

comodo is a good firewall but given u already have a router/firewall, its inbound protection is redundant.

u could use it for outbound security but ProSecurity can also be used for teh same purpose.

 

Thanks again for the quick reply.

I would gladly dump ms-wd, but Im not sure boclean nor superantispyware would notify me of added startup items and added services...That's just my current thought.

If they don't, and if Pro-Security would, then I can get end-to-end coverage with

1. Dumping MS WD
2. Add no additional firewall other than the firewall in the router I currently use.
2. The addition of Pro-Security to handle various things including outbound connection attampts.

Thanks,
Mark.
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Originally Posted by mhallerman
Is it redundant given SuperAntispyware?

yes. and u also have boclean as well.

Quote:
Originally Posted by mhallerman
Also, how do you feel about adding either or both of COmodo and Pro-sec HIPS?

comodo is a good firewall but given u already have a router/firewall, its inbound protection is redundant.

u could use it for outbound security but ProSecurity can also be used for teh same purpose.

 

are u rele keeping defender just for that? i think ProSecurity would cover those areas but i could be wrong.

 

Sadly, yes.

Will check out PS today...

Mark.

 

PS should cover that I'd look at SSM as well

and perhaps OA as well


Personally even behind a router I still want a firewall

 

Thanks Starfish - I will be checking out SSM as well - I need to think about the inclusion of Comodo - I know it's very good repuation, but not sure it will be worth any additional system overhead given the other components I will be running -

Thanks,
Mark.

 

Also take a look at OA it will include a firewall in the next version might be just what you want


Others to consider might be Safe and Secure and Prevx

 

Yes, was looking at OA yesterday - I had tried it in the past as well, but for some reason I can't recall had stopped using it...

Regards,
Mark

 

Hello,
Well Mark, Mrk says that if you're happy with your setup, it looks very well.
Mrk

 

Thanks - it's served me well so far (but always looking to improve it)