What is your security setup these days?

Discussion in 'other anti-malware software' started by dja2k, Dec 15, 2005.

  1. gery

    gery Registered Member

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    Noroton
    WiseVector
     
  2. Antarctica

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    @gery, you mean Norton I guess and not Noroton...:p
     
  3. jmonge

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    How is Norton these days? With a ira and billguard engine?
     
  4. Krusty

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    Annoying!
    It's own engine.
     
  5. jmonge

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    Ah ok thanks buddy:)
     
  6. Krusty

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  7. digmor crusher

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    Same old.

    All Windows security.

    Defender with Configure Defender
    Simple Windows Hardening
    Firewall Hardening

    Ad Blocker: UBO
    Backup: Macrium Reflect
    Cloud Storage; sync.com
    Passwords; Lastpass
    No other browser extensions.
    2nd opinion scanners: EEK, AdwCleaner
     
  8. gery

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    Norton
     
  9. Krusty

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    Let us know when you get sick of the pop ups, ads and notifications.
     
  10. jmonge

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    Maybe hips engine which is good;)
     
  11. Krusty

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    Sorry, I don't see how that is relevant to my post.
     
  12. jmonge

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    Pop ups hello ;)
     
  13. Krusty

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    :confused: What? Norton does not have HIPS.
     
  14. jmonge

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    I thought it has(sonar)
     
  15. Krusty

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    SONAR is not HIPS.
    Scroll up a few posts to #41431 and you will see the pop ups, ads and notifications I am referring to.
     
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  16. jmonge

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    :) ok
     
  17. Crystal_Lake_Camper

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    Hi krusty.

    Just for the fun of it , I decided to reïnstall since I did not made use of it in more than a half year and still have more than a year worth of subcription left ;) I myself am not pestered by those promotional ads and popups you are refering to?!? I have the " notification for special offers " option turned off in settings though. lets see what wil happen in the next couple of days.
     
  18. tipo

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    Eset internet security and hitmanpro.alert.
    Lastpass free, bitdefender taffic light, malwarebytes extension in ff
    Avira phantom vpn.
     
  19. gery

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    I already did .... It is such a big....thinking of going somewhere else....but where ,?
     
  20. Krusty

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    :D That didn't take long.
     
  21. imdb

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    take the same path as @Krusty and go with kaspersky. ;)
     
  22. gery

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    why not McAfee
     
  23. imdb

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    well, that's an option too.
     
  24. LoneWolf

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    Slight Change..........

    Samsung Laptop
    Windows 10 / SSD

    Sphinx Firewall
    AppGuard Solo
    OS Armor
    DeepFreeze
    Instant Recovery
    AdGuard
    IVPN
    LastPass
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    Samsung S10+
    Android 11

    Eset Premium
    IVPN
    1Password
     
  25. Tyrizian

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    May I ask what steps you took to harden your firewall?
     
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