What is your security setup these days?

So, basically I should keep everything except CIS?

 

No.... if used properly, LUA+applocker is enough. I suggested sandboxie because in case some drive by or another thing come through you browser/IM/Email client, applocker will deny execution... and how you are in a virtualized enviroment (the sandbox), empty it and no traces will remain of the malware (no harm and no junk). How you have a lot of money online, emptying the sandbox will erase the traces of you browsing too. In this setup i described, the other apps is unnecessary (add only a backup software).

 

added PE Guard v2

 

win 7 ultimate x86
LUA+Applocker+DEP+SEHOP+Win Firewall
Returnil Free
Macrium reflect free

 

CIS 4.1 with sandbox disabled.

 

I don't know how to use AppLocker, could you please give me link to some tutorial or try to explain me if it's not very complicated? thanks anyway.

 

Installed peer-block yesterday. It seems to block mant antivirus vendors website.

 

Just type Applocker in the search feature and read away!

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=272761&highlight=applocker

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=262703&highlight=applocker

Posters like Mr.Brian, wat0114, Lucy and a couple of others I may have missed have some good information on using Applocker, sometimes a bit too detailed
I'm sure one of these posters will be along with all the information you need, just ask, thats how I started, good luck.

By the way which version on Win 7 are you using? Applocker only works with Ultimate and Enterprise editions.

 

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

REALTIME:

• Windows XP Firewall (decent inbound firewall)
• Peerblock (IP Blocker for all ports except HTTP)
• K9 Web Protection (block ads, phishing sites, malware urls)
• Prevx SafeOnline (antikeylogging/antiphishing/antipharming)
  
  

Browser:

• Internet Explorer 8 (Local Intranet: High / Privacy Setting: Med-High / SmartScreen Filter: ON / Popup Blocker: ON)
• Google Chrome (--safe-plugins, block 3rd party cookies, disabled GEARS and Google Updater plugin, DO NOT ALLOW SITES TO TRACK LOCATION.)

 

Windows 7 ultimate - 32bit
Comodo DNS - Hitman Pro - HijackThis - Process Hacker

Realtime:

• Windows 7 firewall (with firewall control by Dicu)
• Trusteer Rapport [FULL]
• MBRGuard
• Winpatrol [PAID] (with custom registry protection)
• Immunet Protect [PAID]
• Defensewall 3.02 [PAID]
  

 

Good Morning ! Real Time...Panda Cloud No Charge Edition...and Prevx 3.0 with Safe On Line. On Demand...S.A.S. Pro. Windows 7 Firewall and Windows 7. Browsers...Firefox3.6 and Google Chrome. Sincerely...Securon

 

replace sandboxie for PE Guard v2 for the reason sandboxie made my games and browser slow alot after like an hour of playing strike 3 and out with PE Guard v2 is fast all the time

 

Removed Avast and reinstalled NOD32 since I still have a valid license for two systems until July of next year.

I simply was not happy with the recent tests for Avast and my own tests. NOD has been performing very well for me in my tests and also performed very well in other tests.

System seems a little peppier as well. Looks like NOD has done some updating since the last time I used it. Faster and catching just about everything I throw at it malware wise. It does seem to be using a bit more RAM than Avast did, but not much.

 

Back to Prevx.

 

Hi!

Where can i get v2?

 

I am experiencing exactly the same: ESET NOD32 Antivirus does consume quite a lot of RAM here (around 52MB in total for both processes on Windows 7 64-bit), more than a lot of competitors. But as far as I feel it, it is still one of the lightest, I don't experience any slowdowns. Also since version 4.2 I don't experience any slowdowns while browsing anymore.
When I install a different antivirus to test it out, I always experience the same: the new antivirus I test uses less RAM, but the system feels slower.
This really proofs RAM usage doesn't matter, the feel of speed is more dependant of CPU usage and I/O.
And of course the general quality and stability, unlike other antiviruses I have never encountered a single issue using ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
(Actually I am experiencing the same with Microsoft Security Essentials, it hogs RAM (around 70MB in total) but feels light and agile.)

I am really looking forward to the next version, I do hope version 5 comes with more in-the-cloud technologies; not especially signatures, but more likely reputation-based and/or behavior-based technologies.

 

with my current set up i am very fast and light my cpu is smooth as silk and baby's buts for browsing,playing games or watching youtube videos PE Guard v2 is very good now i feel i can add more stuff like maybe winpatrol as a controller or mamutu again

 

because i have some room i decided to add WinPatrol Plus as a monitor tool only(not as security)

 

i am so light that i even have some room for Mamutu too just added it and it still running smooth

 

Just stop. You spamming.

 

spaming what old grandpapa

 

Jmonge,
Where did you get PE guard 2 from?

 

Considering Malware Defender again but creating rules is a real pain

 

Noob,
How is EAM working for you? Any Issues?

 

Never had problems since day 1, except once in the auto update feature which was saying i needed to download x86 modules like 10 times but it was in the VM