I voted moderately effective. I normally wouldn't prefer it as a model, say going with an OS without much security software but is non-Windows so...
I'd say my router. Yeah, that's hardware, but there's software running on it. I could probably get by with safe habits with everything else,...
6 enabled ABP CS Lite Mod HTTPS-Everywhere NoScript RequestPolicy WOT 1 disabled Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus
Router w/ SPI (wired) Windows XP (Pro) integrated FW Comodo FW v5.10 Router for obvious reasons. A physical gateway repelling intrusion...
I always decline to answer when asked personally... and they act bewildered, like they can't understand why and/or aren't used to it. lol....
Werd... I don't feel anonymous at all using them. I feel like I'm leaving a trail of transactions that can be followed. The only way I feel...
Yes. There is SRP in XP (Pro) too, in the Local Policy settings, along with other things in there to harden with. Group Policy settings as well...
OS & Hardening XP Pro SP3 - fully patched Router w/SPI (wired) Hardware DEP (Always On) Hardware Virtualization (VT-x & VT-d) VirtualBox...
Just restored an image from before I threw .NET FW & EMET onto my box. Changed my mind on adding that surface. And things are actually...
I've considered making a list of them and storing it, but just never got around to it. I've made so many, it's just too much to go through and...
I feel your pain... that is always my biggest hurdle as well. If it were solely up to me every single email, IM, PM, etc... I ever send would be...
Same old same old here... very little ever changes on my box anymore these days. Comodo FW/D+ v5 & SBIE have really taken away the need to look...
Re. the first point... that is interesting indeed. Strange, head scratching interesting even. On the second point, I'm hardly the expect opinion...
What I use: ABP (EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Malware Domains, AntiSocial) CS Lite Mod HTTPS-Everywhere NoScript RequestPolicy WOT Element...
I'm going to wait until the stable build to try 4. And even then run it in a VM first to see how .NET FW 4 takes to XP. If I like v4 of EMET,...
The problem with just using Windows Updates for .NET FW is that, if memory serves, after installing v1.1 it jumps right to 3.5 (XP)......
TWB brought up some great points. And that's really what I was getting at, but didn't possess the vocabulary or eloquence they did. Maybe not...
I don't use it. "Absolutely hate" are pretty strong words... but I admit I turn my nose up at people that live their lives via social media like...
Yep... you need .NET FW 2.0 at least to "install" EMET. But afterward you can remove most of the framework and retain EMET's functionality....
IMO... it's that they're taking on A LOT of new customer base lately, due to good publicity and "word on the street" (from places like this), and...
Actually, after reading the above post I concur. I've also seen such activity. Phone homes from installers... or pings, which CCleaner would do...
Yep... that being the aforementioned trust of Hidemyass namely.
Almost always. There was a time the opposite was true, and I ran admin only to update Windows once a month basically. But I realized I was just...
Nothing that I can say with certainty is malicious, but it could have saved me from having a ton of info. being sent to who knows where from...
I've changed my mind, and decided that having a patched browser outweighs having D-S & Keyscrambler functioning at this point. I run a very...
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