What is your security setup these days?

Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.0 seems like one of the best, and it's working with no problems on my 7 x64 machine. But it's probably more than I need with how I use the computer and Sandboxie. Looking for a really light AV.

 

1 week already and I still have the same security setup.

 

Avast/Avira/AVG/MSE (free)
Vipre/F-Secure/BullGuard/Nod32

 

removed winpatrol ..... added mamutu ... working great so far

 

Thanks for the suggestions, trying Avira.

 

Trying something new:

First I did a clean Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit installation, after that I installed AVG Free 9.0; haven't touched a single option regarding security.

God what can security be simple, absolutely liking it. In combination with my own behaviour (up-to-date, reliable sites/downloads, careful surfing) it is absolutely rock solid.

 

What am i using right now?

1. Linux Live CD (Ububtu 9.10) Only

No Windows, No HardDisk...Nothing !!

Still suffering from Headache due to heat stroke !!

 

Trying out WinPatrol

 

Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3
Limited User Account / Access Control List / Data Execution Prevention / Software Restriction Policy / NAT Router Firewall / OpenDNS

Realtime:

• Keyscrambler Personal
• Peerblock
• Comodo Time Machine

Browser:

• Internet Explorer 8 (Local Intranet: High / Privacy Setting: Med-High / SmartScreen Filter: ON / Popup Blocker: ON)
• Google Chrome

 

After I realized that R-Wipe & Clean needed almost two hours to clean all the crap my system had collected, I decided to keep it light and clean by running all the time in shadow mode. That should pretty much cover security too, so the additional software should be in charge of protecting privacy.

So the new setup on XP Pro 32bit is as follows:

Real time:

Shadow Defender
DefenseWall v3.01
Windows Firewall
AVG 9.0 free
PeerBlock

On demand:

Sandboxie

On queue (taken into consideration):

SpyShelter or Zemana AntiLogger
MBAM
Online Armor

 

Trying Avira Persnal v10.. Does Avira Personal conflict with AVG Linkscanner??

 

I don't think so...

 

I see

 

Windows 7 Pro ULTIMATE 32-bit

Real time:

DenseWall 3.01 (PAID)
Ghost Security Appdefend (PAID) (Only Network acces enable to filter outbound connections)
Immunet Protect Plus (PAID)
Winpatrol Free
Trusteer Rapport.
Windows Firewall



On demand:

Hitman PRO


Any idea of what to remove? it light fast and safe but maybe a little overkill.

 

I would remove AppDefend because it is no longer supported.

 

But it is the best outbound protection I have encountered.

 

From what I have read Defensewall's firewall is also very good. I don't know 100% how AppDefend works though because I only install current app's.

 

Its the best firewall HIPS out there but it do not show every apps connection to the net, appdefend does.

but taking 0% cpu and less than 2mb ram, it not worth removing..

But thanks for replying

 

Just Eset Smart Security turned to max settings, and Roboform to protect my passwords. Secunia personal software inspector (PSI) to patch my system

 

Repaired my MBR after uninstalling CTM, choose this image (i use for updating my business website).

XP Pro SP2

Running Power user, with SRP
- deny on Documents & Settings and data partitions
- basic user on office aps, internet facing aps and service type aps (7-zip, flash, foxit, java, PDF Creator)

Avast 5 free with
- file shield check on read of docs, execute of scripts and write of executables
- behavioral shield

Trusteer rapport to protect browsers
- Chrome (from google pack so SRP on all file) with its sandbox
- IE8 hardened through GPEdit, and keyscrambler free

Kerio 2.15 as firewall
- tightened rule set a little in regard to UDP and ICMP
- copied some of bLitzen Zeus settings on other protocol

On demand
- Hitman Pro free
- MBAM free

Will be loading DefenseWall for Dutch translation end of this week,

Regards Kees

 

Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3
Limited User Account / Access Control List / Data Execution Prevention / Software Restriction Policy / NAT Router Firewall / OpenDNS

Realtime:

• Windows XP Firewall
• Keyscrambler Personal
• Peerblock
• Comodo Time Machine
  

Browser:

• Internet Explorer 8 (Local Intranet: High / Privacy Setting: Med-High / SmartScreen Filter: ON / Popup Blocker: ON)
• Google Chrome (from Google pack. thanks kees)

I'd also like to fit in Avast Web Shield and Network Shield whenever possible for my PC.

 

ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 9.1.008

 

System safety Monitor 2.4 beta

 

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