What is your security setup these days?

Testing rising firewall this software is really nice

 

I can't believe I am saying this but I have uninstalled CounterSpy on my personal netbook.

 

sorry to hear that my friend i know how you feel when i have to let defensewall go

 

Turned off MBAM real-time, installed Prevx SOL. Since ClearCloud DNS won't be supported any longer, switched back to Norton DNS.

 

Trying OpenDNS for the first time, prompted by ClearCloud's announcement that it is folding up its tent.
I've always heard good things about OpenDNS.

 

Avira Premium
MBAM pro Free
Windows Firewall

 

Nope not at all, I just don't feel a need for them for now

 

Yea OpenDNS was my favorite out of a selection of three I chose. I might go back to it soon

 

i will be using shadow defender any tips what to put on shadow mode or not. is it good to shadow mode all c:? or only wiindows system 32 where most of the virus installs?

 

Hi.
I see many of you have emet in your setup. Should I use it?Do I need it?
And also is it a good idea to add returnil free to the setup?

Please suggest anything to add or remove or replace in my setup.

My setup:

Avast antivirus
Comodo fw/d+
Malwarebytes antimalware
Superantispyware
Prevx
Hitman Pro
Panda usb vaccine
Secunia psi
Firefox-adblock plus, betterprivacy and bitdefender quickscan
Sandboxie
Easeus todo backup 2.5.1

All are free!

Acer Aspire One netbook.
Win xp sp3 32bit
1GB RAM
1.66GHz
160GB HDD

Thanks.

 

Removed NOD 32 AV.Back to Avira free,with Rising FW and Sandboxie.

 

there's an article about EMET , that you can use as reference

click the link


a bit stunned with your setup, those didn't slow down the netbook?
if I were you, I'll trim it so that only one or two app realtime

 

Installed MBAM PRO, running on-demand only at the moment. Soon I will be uninstalling CounterSpy on my other two machines and running Windows Defender.

 

Hi.

@blasev
Thank You for the link. And right you are. The setup did slow down my netbook.
I removed some. I kept the rest as I could not find lighter substitutes. Although avira antivir free can be a candidate for the substitution of avast free but I don't know.

Well........ now my setup is:

Avast antivirus
Comodo fw/d+
Malwarebytes antimalware( trial period realtime)
Firefox-adblock plus, betterprivacy and bitdefender quickscan
Panda usb vaccine

All are free!

Acer Aspire One netbook.
Win xp sp3 32bit
1GB RAM
1.66GHz
160GB HDD

Thanks.

 

Most importantly, I employ safe computing/surfing habits.

• Linksys WRT54G2 router
• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1, all options and settings on default except for:
  • using an Administrator account;
  • DEP enabled for all programs and services;
  • SEHOP enabled for all applications.
• Microsoft Security Essentials
• Browsers:
  • Default browser: Internet Explorer 9, all options and settings on default except for:
    • ActiveX Filtering enabled;
    • using both the EasyPrivacy TPL and the EasyPrivacy TPL.
  • Main browser: Google Chrome beta channel, all options and settings on default except for:
    • Adblock Plus for Google Chrome (Beta) installed.

 

Matthijs,
How is MSE these days? I haven't tried it since it was back at 1.0.

 

RAM usage is around 60MB for all three processes, which used to be way higher. However the full scan times are still very slow. In general it doesn't feel as heavy on CPU as it did let's say a half year ago.
I realise the other major free antivirus are probably all better, but I just like its simplicity.

Microsoft could make two improvements which I would really appreciate:

1. release two signature database updates a day, and improve the update mechanism that it would actually update automatically twice;
2. improve scanning times.

 

i did not like it at all. Avast free or Avg much better options. Update customization and better look.

 

They update their database three times a day.

 

Then they should modify the update mechanism in such a way that users also download three updates a day, without having to do the registry trick. Mine updates once a day, and sometimes it doesn't even update at all.

 

Windows 7 Home Premium x64

Real Time

Avast! Free 6.0- All realtime shields (password protected)
Malwarebytes Pro 1.51
Prevx SafeOnline (Facebook)

Firewall

Windows7 Firewall

Browsing

Chrome 11.0- Adblockplus, WOT

System Image/Backup

Win7 Backup and Restore

This setup is really light and fast!

 

C: is always in shadowmode here unless I'm updating/upgrading something.

 

nod antivirus beta and prevx here but if prevx development starts to slow down i will ditch it and switch to other company

 

They aren't

 

J.. I just kinda thought to try something which I didnt touch for a while.. its awesome..guess what its the dancing panda..check it out