What is your security setup these days?

I've tried PC Tools, Norton, BitDefender over the years and keep coming back to BitDefender. Just loaded BitDefender Total Security 2009 and love it. I just have a lot of confidence in this application and company. Nothing is perfect but this works for my configuration. As you can see in my sig I also use WinPatrol Plus and Firefox3 with adblock+ and noscript. I scan occasionally with SuperAntiSpyware.

 

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Vista: SP1
Avira Premium
Vista Firewall
SUPERAntispyware Pro
Shadow Defender
D-Link Router

XP: SP3
Avast (Free)
Windows Firewall
SUPERAntispyware Pro
D-Link Router

 

AppRanger 1.9
DefenseWall Hips
SpyWare Blaster 4.1
WinPatrol Plus V15.5.2008.0
KeyScramble personal
Windows Firewall
D.E.P on all programs

 

Using only Kaspersky Internet Security 8

Waiting for the next build of Defensewall HIPS,
with the Active Skin issue fixed.

 

Anti-virus: AVG
Firewall: Zone Alarm
Anti-spyware: Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy
Rating system: Web of Trust
Browser: Firefox 3

and some common sense!

 

2 XP Pro Desktops - completely patched & I always wait a week or more and check out Windows Secrets to see where the bodies lie in WU. Set WU to download but not install.

Actiontek wired/wireless router (supplied by my FIOS provider. Has hardware firewall which Verizon tells me is fair to midland)

ESET NOD ESS 3.0.669 on both machines
CCleaner
SpyBot S&D - latest v

I try to KISS. I don't get bitten hardly at all. (Sure to jinx me now...)

 

Deb, you might want to change your setup (if you want to...)
with some FREE products that offer more protection than your current one:
-AntiVirus: If you have AVG Free, switch to Avira AntiVir Personal (Free).
-Firewall: If you have ZoneAlarm Free, then Replace it with OnlineArmor or Comodo.
-AntiSpyware: Ditch Spybot Search & Destroy and use SUPERAntiSpyware Free
or A-Squared Anti-Malware Free or Malwarebytes' AntiMalware Free.
If you have Ad-Aware Free, you can ditch it, too!
-Internet Browser: You might want to replace Firefox with the faster and more secure Opera browser.

For more info, read what John (a.k.a EliteKiller) -a brilliant member of this Forum- proposed in his site:HERE

Cheers!!!

 

WOW! Thanks for the recommendations. Now I have a weekend project if it rains. Up here at the top of the world, if the sky is sunny, everyone is outside, but if it rains, then we all play on our computers.

You guys are super!

 

new set up for today:

AppRanger
DefenseWall
DriveSentry
Winpatrol
SpyWareBlaster

 

Down, here, at the South Eastern Mediterranean,
we are always hot!
If you need any help on your Security setup,
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Cheers,

 

yeap here at wilders they teach good that one becomes an expert
plus all the good support and experiences

 

All behind a router https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1287767&postcount=1

Athlon 3400 1 Gig XP SP3 (play PC) : geSWall Pro, ThreatFire Pro
Athlon 3900 1,5 Gig XP Sp3 (Home PC): DefenseWall, Avira free (only check at write)
Dual core@3,2 4 Gig RAM + 4 Gig boost (Game PC): PRSC + Avast Free (only check on write with standard module)

 

WoW a couple of hours ago i added Drivesentry to my set up and it is gone by now.so this is my new and stable set up:very fast,secure and stable so far

AppRanger
DefenseWall
SpyWareBlaster
WinPatrol
Keyscramble

 

Current | Before

Firewall
BT Business Hub BT2700HGV
Online Armor 2 (Trail)
Comodo Firewall Pro 3 w/D+

Anti-Virus
Avira AntiVir Premium 8 (Trial)
Avast! Home Edition 4.8

Prevention
Comodo BOClean 4.27
SpywareBlaster 4.1

On-Demand
SUPERAntiSpyware 4.1
Spybot S&D 1.6 (Immunized)

Other
CCleaner
HiJackThis
EULAlyzer

 

Router:
Linksys WRT54GL router with Tomato 1.21

Resident protection:
NOD32 Antivirus 3.0
Spybot 1.6

Browser:
Firefox 3.0 + NoScript

Windows XP Professional SP3 with latest updates.

And some common sense. Problem free for as long as I can remember.

 

a few changes based on my sig. I still really like the suite from Eset.

 

I have one question to you about your configuration.
Why you are using SAS PRO (in realtime?), when you have Avira Premium, which offer you implemented anti-spyware module?

Can you say smth about this config, is your SAS PRO catch something what Avira don't missed?

 

GESWall free
Mamutu
All still behind a router

 

I no Avira (paid) has good antispyware detection. but SAS Pro is only consuming 436k why not use it. With 4GB Ram there's no performance hit. and neither have ever found anything since buying in Feb-08 (except an Avira web guard block here and there) so I guess thats a good thing.

 

Online Armor free v2.1.0.131
Real-time Defender v1.0
AntiVir PersonalEdition Premium
SUPER Anti Spyware free

 

Avira Premium
SAS Pro
PC Tools firewall
Netopia high speed modem w/ built in firewall
Ad Muncher
Mailwasher free
FF for occasional use w/ about 50 add ons

edit- forgot SpywareBlaster

 

BTW- what is the estimate of when this becomes a million view thread? I am guessing 1/1/2010.

 

[Freeware Only]

After a small outbreak of mallware due to my bad decision, I have decided for a change from "Windows Firewall Only Policy" to this:

Realtime: Avira Free | Windows Defender | Windows Firewall

On-Demand: HijackThis | MWAV | PrevxCSI | SUPERAntispyware

Other Security Aplications: AxCrypt | CCleaner | IE8 Protected Mode | KeePass | OpenDNS blocking "bad domains" | SysInspectorx64 | Vistax64 with DEP & UAC

 

new secure fast and stable set up:
DefenseWall Hips
AppRanger 1.9(system lockdown)
WinPatrol Plus 15.5(lots of barking)
SpyWare Blaster 4.1(bad sites blocking)
KeySrambler Personal 2.2(scramble eggs for breakfast)

 

Hey jmonge, aren't you forgetting Defensewall HIPS cause its still on your signature.

P.S. I don't know when this thread will hit the million view mark, but this made the 3,001 post mark which is really an even 3,000 replies.

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