What is your security setup these days?

Yes. As soon as you "step" into the forum, you get the old contagion. I even tried AVG 2013. There's also the "Wilders paranoia" kicking in. I 've been running without AV for probably more than a year. Now that i started reading Wilders again, i started thinking about AV again. I must fight it!

P.S.: The forum must provide a "Wilders anonymous" corner, where security addicted and paranoid users can go and talk about their problem openly, without shame and seek solidarity.

 

Better safe than sorry, no?

 

Good Evening ! Just installed Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013...running light and nimble...no bloat...and with AppGuard...and WSA Essentials...and Windows Firewall everything is as smooth as Velvet. Only Con;Kaspersky wants you to remove WSA when installing...they have to be less stringent in their approach to co-operating with other competitors apps...and causing less stress to their customer base. Sincerely...Securon

 

I'm playing with both KIS 2013 and Avast Pro 7 with Windows firewall. I am not sure what I will end up on each computer. Both are running without a hitch. It may depend upon whether or not one or both of them can make a fix so that one can print from inside the Safe Money/Zone.

I like both AVs and almost wish one would cause problems.

I will stick with MBAM Pro, and Win Patrol forever.

Jerry

 

Kaspersky internet security for me.Running smooth as silk.
MBAM on demand.
Sometimes do a scan with the windows malicious software tool.

 

I like emsisoft AM it is very light and stable and strong!

 

Avast free
SpyShelter free
ZA FW free
SBIE
Smoooooth....

 

removed AppGuard 3.4 and put my Limited User Account back and the 1806 tweak trick to protect my browser and Limited User Account+hitmanpro is more than enough for now,i feel very very fast now

 

OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Resident Protection: Avast FREE 7 (All Shields High)
On Demand Scanning: MBAM
Software Firewall: Windows Firewall w/Advanced Security
Hardware Firewall: 2Wire Gateway w/NAT
Browser: Chrome 21 w/ABP (Easylist,Easy Privacy,Fanboy's List),Lastpass
System Imaging: Windows 7 Backup & Restore, Paragon Backup & Recovery Free 2012

This has been my setup for awhile now. Tried AVG Free 2013 but was not really impressed.

 

Welcome, nice setup

 

Thank you. Never needed more. Overkill does not necessarily mean your better protected. I also have an arsenal of tools on a USB stick. Just wish Chrome would release a version with do not track built in. Tried DoNot Track Plus and noticed it blocked way too much. Open for any recommendations also.

 

avira free
malwarebytes free
private firewall
hitman pro free
norton dns

anything else i should add to my list?

 

I would add some free imaging software: Clonezilla , Macrium or Paragon.

 

And Sandboxie doesn't hurt to add for your browsers....

 

what will image products do for me

 

You make an image of your sys partition. Then you have absolute guarantee that you can return your system to the state of the image however your system is changed or even crashed to unbootable state.

 

If things go south, you'll be up and running in the few minutes it takes to load the saved image. You have to keep your images up-to-date to retrieve everything. I save images and any other back-up files onto a dedicated external hard drive that is unplugged most of the time.

 

I will check into this image software thanks


do u think i need anymore antispyware software?

 

I removed Nod32 and turned on SRP as described here.

 

I have never used it for security except out of curiosity. IMHO all avs have antyspyware functions.

 

The windows7 built in imaging program is very good to use.ive restored half a dozen images with no issues.

 

EAM - light and rock solid protection
And changed from macrium to keriver

 

How fast is Keriver in making and restoring an image?

 

I havent restored an image yet but it is slower than macrium on my machine
But i needed the boot menu option so i switched to keriver

 

just stay with hitmanpro and all windows tweaks i can find and surf safe